Hi all, want to have a go at making my own Singapore leaders so while at Go Outdoors today I picked up some mono. Now it's 12lb and was in the coarse section (their fly section is somewhat limited), it actually says carp on the packaging. My question is is mono mono and will it do the job as a leader with it being meant for coarse fishing or will it be just fit for practice purposes until I order some fly mono from a game fishing place?

Any help appreciated.

Cheers, Rob.

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Started: 19/09/2010 | First fish: 11/12/2010 | Biggest fish: 8lb Brownie

Are you trying to catch Sharks. Far too heavy. Use it to practice with,Then Try some with thread.Mr Trout makes them .He will be good for a bit of advice.

Jim

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The advice I found, on an American website, was to use the same breaking strain mono as your rods rating. I use 5lb B.S. line for use on my #5 weight rod and have found it to be satisfactory. I also use Drennan Float Line to make floating leaders for dry fly work.

https://www.tackleuk.co.uk/drennan-f...sh-p-1237.html

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Thanks for the replies. So for future reference it's just the pound rating that's too heavy but the actual stuff is OK? My question I suppose is can I use any old mono or does it specifically have to be fly fishing tippet type stuff like flourocarbon and copolymer etc..? Like I say this one says carp on it so could I just swap it for the same thing but 8lb rated? (my rod is a 7/8 weight)

Thanks again, Rob.

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any type of mono/copoly/fluoro will do.

Jim

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good old maxima is a very reliable mono mate

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Robbie - some of the modern hi-tec/fine diameter coarse fishing lines are excellent for fly fishing - in fact that's where the development of modern monos has come from (via match fishing mainly). The only difference you may find with lighter, fine diameter strains of coarse match monos is that they tend to be deliberately quite limp/supple, which can lead to tangles if used as full leader material. Therefore I tend to use traditional standard mono (thicker) for main leader material (eg maxima ultragreen) and hi-tec fine diameter types for tippets/droppers, eg Preston Innovations Reflo Powerline - very strong for its diameter and also very tough. I use it for coarse fishing too. MAP Carptek is another. One of the first of this type was Daiwa Super Shinobi, which some fly fishers still use. Stroft is a similar hi tec mono sold more to the fly fishing market. Not only are these types very good, they are also very good value as they are usually sold on 100m spools, not the rip-off 30m jobs!

Your 12lb stuff is ok for thick leader butt section material but as Jim says, if you want to try furled leaders its too thick. I also think that Singapore style of furling is pretty basic and not very good. Seeing as "proper" ones are cheap as chips from Steven (mrtrout) anyway, I wouldn't faff around with the Singapore style.

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Thanks guys advice appreciated.

RE the Singapore style leaders I used one a few weeks back and really liked it hence me wanting to do a few myself, will have a look at the maxima stuff

Thanks again for your help, Rob.

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Any mono is OK. The Drennan Float Fish line I use is designed for carp and stick-float fishing.

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