11-20-2008, 05:51 PM
I have experimented with sinking leaders in the past. They have some minor applications in fishing moving water as they can break through the surface tension more quickly. However, I do not think they would make much of a difference when you are fishing deep in still water. If you want to fish deep at Strawberry, get a 300-grain line (typically 30 foot very fast sink tip with the rest of the line being an intermediate sinking line). The leader with this type of a line will not make much difference and will probably only be 3 to 6 feet in length. I like fluorocarbon, but it probably does not matter that much. I'll let FG chime in on what brands/types of lines would be best. I think Orvis sells what they call their depth charge lines, but there are probably lots of other options.
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