Now I understand the taper on the Bruce Chard Tropical Punch line better. It has only a 2 foot front taper (very short). But Bruce makes up for this short front taper by throwing a 12 foot leader, with the first section 60# mono. So in essence, he has a clear front taper by virtue of the heavy mono. Very clever. And the Tropical Punch line has a short 20' belly to really load quickly without needing a lot of line in the air to load. Yet, because of the long 19' rear taper, you are able to carry a lot of line in the air if you need to for a really long cast. His particular system of leader and line seem to mate very well. (The possible exception is a real calm day where the heavy belly on the line doewn't give the most delicate of presentations. But how many really calm days are there? And occasionally, the tarpon may even be drawn by the "plop'' in the water, while bonefish always bolt away.)
All the comments in here by casuals trying to put there 2 cents in is hilarious. Obviously they have not seen this man in action on the water. I would STFU and take some serious notes.
The stiffness of the leader material has a lot more to do with power transfer than diameter !!!! but steppin down the diameter makes for nice strong knots most of the time.
What Fly Line Brand and line within that brand do you use for saltwater or what do most guides use to get distance is there one line over another that makes a difference for Tarpon
Sorry for the super late reply lol. I believe Bruce used Hatch brand fly line but it is currently discontinued. As a brand, most of our staff recommend Scientific Anglers for Tarpon :)
Most tarpon flies are much smaller than 7 inches and are unweighted. Also, that leader has the mass and the correct energy transfer due to its taper as Bruce mentioned.
Your hands take up less than 10% of the visual field. What is the purpose of this video? This is not a rigging video, it's a recipe video. Cannot see anything you are tying!
Bob Malvina I think your missing the point of this video. He clearly states how to rig a leader for Tarpon fishing? Yes it is a bit of a recipe and that's what we are all here for. If you want to learn the two knots he is using there a far more appropriate UA-cam videos discussing the blood knot and perfection loop. This video assumes the viewer has some knowledge of both. Great video in my opinion. I'm not going Tarpon fishing but the fundamentals regarding leader function and design I will apply to the fishing I intend on doing.
I agree with both of you. Personally, I thought this was a great vid. The description of the energy in the fly line & tapered leader system & so on. He explains everything in detail rite up to the end.
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Need to include that pulling blood knots tight in the 50-80 lb range needs to be done with gloves on and under running warm water
Thank you for this addition. This is excellent advice!
Now I understand the taper on the Bruce Chard Tropical Punch line better. It has only a 2 foot front taper (very short). But Bruce makes up for this short front taper by throwing a 12 foot leader, with the first section 60# mono. So in essence, he has a clear front taper by virtue of the heavy mono. Very clever. And the Tropical Punch line has a short 20' belly to really load quickly without needing a lot of line in the air to load. Yet, because of the long 19' rear taper, you are able to carry a lot of line in the air if you need to for a really long cast. His particular system of leader and line seem to mate very well. (The possible exception is a real calm day where the heavy belly on the line doewn't give the most delicate of presentations. But how many really calm days are there? And occasionally, the tarpon may even be drawn by the "plop'' in the water, while bonefish always bolt away.)
who is Bruce Chard?
All the comments in here by casuals trying to put there 2 cents in is hilarious. Obviously they have not seen this man in action on the water. I would STFU and take some serious notes.
The stiffness of the leader material has a lot more to do with power transfer than diameter !!!! but steppin down the diameter makes for nice strong knots most of the time.
Capt. Bruce: Why no class tippet? 20# or 16#.
I don't get the 30# tippet. Shouldn't it be 20# with like an 80# or 100# shock ?
What Fly Line Brand and line within that brand do you use for saltwater or what do most guides use to get distance is there one line over another that makes a difference for Tarpon
Sorry for the super late reply lol. I believe Bruce used Hatch brand fly line but it is currently discontinued. As a brand, most of our staff recommend Scientific Anglers for Tarpon :)
You should had shown the size of streamer for the leader. Seems to me 12 feet leader too long to turn over 7 inch streamer
Most tarpon flies are much smaller than 7 inches and are unweighted. Also, that leader has the mass and the correct energy transfer due to its taper as Bruce mentioned.
Dude the vid would have been 15 mins shorter if you didn’t repeat yourself 5 times in the start
Your hands take up less than 10% of the visual field. What is the purpose of this video? This is not a rigging video, it's a recipe video. Cannot see anything you are tying!
Bob Malvina I think your missing the point of this video. He clearly states how to rig a leader for Tarpon fishing? Yes it is a bit of a recipe and that's what we are all here for. If you want to learn the two knots he is using there a far more appropriate UA-cam videos discussing the blood knot and perfection loop. This video assumes the viewer has some knowledge of both. Great video in my opinion. I'm not going Tarpon fishing but the fundamentals regarding leader function and design I will apply to the fishing I intend on doing.
I agree with both of you. Personally, I thought this was a great vid. The description of the energy in the fly line & tapered leader system & so on. He explains everything in detail rite up to the end.