An 18"-24" leader has proven to be pretty effective for me in many conditions
Little pusles can really make the difference
A great angler from bromsgrove John sherwood used them on the Warwickshire Avon all the time and won loads on them back in the 70/80s #16 It really is quite incredible that those of us that fish rivers are still using reels that are 40 year old, in one way its a testament to how good they were back then, & the quality of the design, materials & workmanship, but in another way, its quite sad that with all the advancements in technology & materials that no one has actually bought out something better
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The last mentioned is the one that should catch your interest because you probably need to catch one of these to get into rankings