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Joe Lazar Five Section Tapered

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Category: Miscellaneous Leaders
This is an all-purpose leader. The originator, Joe Lazar, ties it with a Maxima Chameleon butt, and three Maxima Ultragreen mid-sections. The tippet can be of your choice, and in spite of showing only 4X to 6X here, it can be as thin as 8X.

1 variation, 6X, 7.5'

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Standard leader mono
Maxima
Maxima green
Amnesia
Fluorocarbon
Sighter
Maxima HV
Maxima Chameleon
Gold Stren
Sufix Elite Green
Rio PowerFlex
Mason Hard
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Name Sections Tippet Length Line Formula

Joe Lazar Five Section Tapered


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5 6X
0.0050"
7.5'
(7.0-10.0')
4-5wt.
96 cm of 0.25 (1X) Maxima Chameleon
33 cm of 0.20 (3X) Maxima green
33 cm of 0.18 (4X) Maxima green
33 cm of 0.15 (5X) Maxima green
33 cm of 0.12 (6X)
Category: Miscellaneous Leaders

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