Fishing for the enthusiast

whats the difference between leader material sold by the spool & regular fishing line?

I know that when you buy a leader it’s ussually tapered, but when you buy leader materials to make your own, aren’t you more or less tying progressively lighter weight fishing line together for the same effect, just most likely not as seamless?

Yes, there is no difference, unless you buy a tapered leader, as for fly fishing.

I sometimes make my owned tapered leaders with 3 different line weights.

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