Yes, they are expensive. Especially Flouro Tapered leaders. Sounds like I should be fine just adding Flouro to my existing mono leaders. I'm fine using a surgeon's knot or double uni. Never thought above using tippet rings? As easy as a surgeon's knot is, probably just stick with that. Thanks for the advise.Tapered leaders are expensive. I use them until I have clipped enough off the end that they are noticably thicker at the tip then when they were new. Then I tie on 24" or so of tippet (mono or fluoro), using a triple surgeon's knot. You can totaly tie on fluoro tippet to a mono leader, just make sure the tippet is equal to or smaller diameter than the leader you are trying it to. Then you are just clipping off and replacing cheap tippet. I can make a tapered leader last months this way. Another option is to tie a "tippet ring" (very small metal ring) to the end of the tapered leader, then tie tippet to that.
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