Someone Tell Me Again...

[hunt4fun1]

Why it is you can't use monofil as a leader?

I mean, leaders are cheap enough. I usually buy em by th dozen.

I know the big difference is the radical taper, but other than that, why not?

[flyfisher18]

The only real reason why is the taper. You need to have that taper to turn the flies over, which is especially important when using big flies. I use different sizes of mono to make my own tapered leaders. It's easy to do, and cheaper too!