EURO NYMPHING Gear Explained! Rods, Reels, Lines, Leaders, Tippet and Flies!

During self isolation I take the chance to run you guys through my preferred choice of gear (and why) for nymphing on our rivers. I run through rods, reels, lines, leaders, tippet and flies as briefly as I can. Remember the gear you enjoy and feel comfortable using will always be the best for you! Not just for nymphing but any form of fly fishing!
I also make an error discribing the leader diameters at one point, it is as follows:
- 10 feet of .18 or .20mm coloured mono
- 50cm of .18 clear mono
- 40cm of .18 indicator mono
- 2mm tippet ring
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[@domenicsaporito]

OMG, just feel like I got my bait and lure fishing sorted just to hear this is a whole new world to discover!

[@Tjk186]

Brilliant Tom...thanks for the clarity of your thoughts ....and love the simplicity of your rigs/setups...all the best

[@ApacheCajun]

Awesome videos Tom, keep up the good work, could you do some videos on the other leader setups/formulas you use for dry fly, dry dropper, fishing lakes etc? Thanks again

[@patrickparisienne1917]

I just fished coming out of lockdown with a mate, and thought my 0.25mm leader/sighter setup was great, but can see the added finesse, reduced sag and better contact with 0.18mm setup. Just changed over, using Pezon material.👍🏽

[@ranaldmoore9510]

Thanks. Love the simplicity.

[@lubinpfeiffer4103]

Awesome mate 👌

[@domenicobono5]

Thanks much appreciated

[@markjacobson8461]

Good one Tom

[@williambmarkovi]

Can you please make a vdo on how to needle and tie your leader. Thx Tom

[@shanebroadby9321]

Great video !

[@tomjarmanfishing3208]

Thanks Shane!

[@williambmarkovi]

Hi Tom, just a quick question, when you splice your fly line with the needle, do you use the super glue splice method?

[@OldDominionTroutBum]

Love your vids! Your .18mm is approx 4x. ..Are you using sighter material or mono? If mono, what kind and what pound test is your .18mm? I’m assuming 4 lb test? (I’m in the US)

[@tomjarmanfishing3208]

Yeah so .18 is around 6lb ish. Yeah so using coloured mono. There are a few brands to look at and they all have different colours: Varivas, Sunline, Deveaux, Cortland and Pezon Michel

[@williambmarkovi]

Tom, I have a mate that uses 20lb maxima chameleon instead of flyline for fishing the streams, eg kiewa. What’s your view on this compared to using flyline? Pros and cons thx mate.

[@glennpayne704]

What brand fly box do you use?

[@enricodugina9802]

I did not understand which reel you have. Also where did you get it .

[@thebarefootbuilder2794]

Hi Tom
Were can I purchase a jmc reel in Melbourne? Are there any stockests here? Thx

[@tomjarmanfishing3208]

No one stocks them sadly... I got mine from friends in France

[@craigmac303]

So is that a 14-15 ft leader?

[@tomjarmanfishing3208]

With tippet tied on it is around 18-20 ft