To start off, each new day when I’m about to go hit the river, I like to check my leader. I use what’s called a micro leader in the Euro nymphing world. This type of leader is made up of light lines and is super sensitive. If there’s abrasions throughout the leader, I’ll just go ahead and trash it and put on a new leader. I like to make sure my setups don’t have any imperfections that could cause my leader to pop on a hook set. I most commonly am Euro nymphing, and my leader formula is typically…