Perform X Euro Nymph Leader

Description

Umpqua’s Perform X Euro Nymph Leader is a pre-tied euro nymphing leader. A stiff fluorocarbon butt section tapers down to a two-tone sighter, a tippet ring and 3 feet of Umpqua Phantom X Tippet. With Euro nymphing leaders, achieving the correct presentation is the goal but turning over your flies becomes less important. Here are the most important considerations in building or purchasing a Euro nymphing leaders:

• Length: Euro nymphing leaders need to be much longer than traditional leaders. This is crucial to the execution of most Euro nymphing techniques. Euro nymphing is effective because it eliminates many sources of drag in your drift.
• Diameter and Mass: If you are strictly fishing nymphs, a good rule of thumb is that the lightest and thinnest leader you can effectively cast will be best. This allows you to fish lighter nymphs at greater distances while still maintaining a good drift.
• Sighter Material: Sighter Material is simply bright, multicolored leader material that is used to provide anglers a visual during the drift. This will act as your strike indicator but will also help you to gauge depth and drift speed.
• Tippet Rings: Tippet rings are essential as they allow you to change tippet diameters and presentations while simply using clinch knots. They are tied on at the end of the sighter and will be what you tie your terminal tippet on.
• Tippet: Based on conditions, you should use a straight piece of tippet material ranging from 4x-7x. Length could be anywhere from 3 to 6 feet or more based on water depth and a number of other factors.

The Perform X Euro Nymph Leader designed specifically for Euro Nymphing. Built to fish in changing conditions and a variety of techniques from dry dropper, to jigging streamers. It fishes well with lightly weighted nymphs or heavy bombs at long and short range. Tipped with our new Phantom X Fluorocarbon this leader is a deadly leader for this unique style of fishing.

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