A.J. McClane Double Taper
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Category: Convex & Double Taper Leaders
From "The Practical Fly Fisherman". McClane writes: "While not many people use double-tapers, this design has a definite place in casting fanwings, large bivisibles, or hair wings, all of which tend to increase drag on unrolling line."
3 variations, 3X-5X, 9.0'
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| Name | Sections | Tippet | Length | Line | Formula |
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A.J. McClane Double TaperShow all variations Show similar |
10 | 5X 0.0060" |
9.0' (9.0-11.0') |
3-6wt. | 30 cm of 0.33 (01X) 15 cm of 0.38 (03X) 15 cm of 0.43 (05X) 30 cm of 0.48 (07X) 30 cm of 0.43 (05X) 30 cm of 0.38 (03X) 30 cm of 0.33 (01X) 30 cm of 0.28 (0X) 30 cm of 0.23 (2X) 37 cm of 0.15 (5X) |
| Category: Convex & Double Taper Leaders | |||||
A.J. McClane Double TaperShow all variations Show similar |
10 | 4X 0.0070" |
9.0' (9.0-11.0') |
3-6wt. | 30 cm of 0.33 (01X) 15 cm of 0.38 (03X) 15 cm of 0.43 (05X) 30 cm of 0.48 (07X) 30 cm of 0.43 (05X) 30 cm of 0.38 (03X) 30 cm of 0.33 (01X) 30 cm of 0.28 (0X) 30 cm of 0.23 (2X) 37 cm of 0.18 (4X) |
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A.J. McClane Double TaperShow all variations Show similar |
10 | 3X 0.0080" |
9.0' (9.0-11.0') |
3-6wt. | 30 cm of 0.33 (01X) 15 cm of 0.38 (03X) 15 cm of 0.43 (05X) 30 cm of 0.48 (07X) 30 cm of 0.43 (05X) 30 cm of 0.38 (03X) 30 cm of 0.33 (01X) 30 cm of 0.28 (0X) 30 cm of 0.23 (2X) 37 cm of 0.20 (3X) |
| Category: Convex & Double Taper Leaders | |||||
