DeMello prefers 50-pound Seaguar Blue Label fluorocarbon for the fluorocarbon leader
Teddy went on to tell me that they sold them out of the shop for double the price of the one-piece version, I think they were maybe $4.50 or $5 bucks As far as Teddy knew, the jointeds were never sold to tackle shops and were only used by local fishermen who were in the know
I will say, however, that you dont need to break the bank to get good stuff
These fellas mean business and from the get-go they wanted to put quality, purpose-driven, USA made rods into the hands of fly fishermen, both beginner and accomplished

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