The Leader Variable

Timothy Kusherets

Using a drift-fishing technique, a fisherman is fighting a huge salmon. Here the salmon boils beneath the surface attempting to throw the hook. Note the thin leader line that goes directly to the boil. The angler has correctly figured out that leader line had to meet requirements of clear water to successfully hook into fish, and the battle here is proof it has worked. Immediately after it was landed it was released. Drift fishing is but one technique that produces fish any time of the year.

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