:I've been frustrated with this also so I decided to go simple. I did use the round noodle type but often found my leader line would take the shape of the cylinder. This weekend I used a rectangular piece of cardboard and cut slits into the top and bottom of the cardboard and wraped the lines across the cardboard. Since I use both long and short leaders, I folded the cardboard in half and labeled one side short (leaders) and one side long (leaders). I find the leader line stays more straight and I can quickly idnetify which are short and long leaders.