Feather Craft Red Dog Leader

The Feather Craft Red Dog Leader is a purpose-built, ultra-visible leader designed for anglers who fish fine, technical presentations where seeing the take matters. Built with a heavy red butt section and a precise taper, it excels as both a dedicated greased-leader system and a highly adaptable all-around leader foundation.

Performance

The Red Dog Leader features a stout .025" butt that tapers smoothly over 7 feet down to .011", delivering controlled turnover with minimal splash. The high-visibility red butt section functions as a built-in strike indicator, making subtle eats obvious when fishing tiny Diptera pupa, Chironomids, and other micro patterns. Whether greased or used as a leader base, it maintains excellent energy transfer and tracking.

Why We Use It

• We rely on the Red Dog Leader for greased leader fishing when takes are nearly imperceptible

• We love the bright red butt section because it replaces bulky indicators entirely

• We use it with a 2–3 foot tippet for ultra-fine control and sensitivity

• We also use it as an easy-to-see, all-around leader butt section on 4–8 wt rods

• We dress it with our Top Fly Gel Dry Fly Gel Floatant for maximum visibility and performance

Materials

• Premium monofilament

• High-visibility red butt section

Specifications

• Total length: 7 feet

• Butt diameter: .025"

• Tip diameter: .011"

• Color: Red butt section

Key Features

• Heavy-butt, tapered design for smooth turnover

• Bright red butt acts as a built-in strike indicator

• Ideal for greased leader fishing with tiny flies

• Easy-to-see leader base for 4–8 wt rods

• Designed to be dressed with floatant for enhanced performance