Leader Boxes
Leaders for immediate use should be soaked the night before and carried in a regular leader box which is provided with pads of felt to hold moisture. Spare leaders and gut strands can be carried in the tackle book. I know a good angler who carries his leaders in a home-made leader box improvised from a tobacco can. I suspect that he does it to impress his wife with the fact that he is an economical man, since he can get an aluminum leader box for about twenty cents; ones finely finished in oxidized copper cost up to $1.50. I do not recommend the combination leader and fly boxes.
Care of Leaders
