I would tie direct in most situations except if your fishing clear water and are fishing for a fish known for its site. IE smallmouth trout. Then you may want to use a leader. I personally started tying my own flouro leaders. Fireline crystal works great as Meat suggested. Just wondering why you went with yellow? It could be to your advantage if your learning to jig fish and you want to watch your line for hits. I'm about to do the same but im gonna use red power pro.