Want to try Flourocarbon, what # test should i get?

[Martian]

 you guys must have to order this stuff, If I go to Bass pro, or Gander, they have flouro, but only to #20, and it is not leader material.

[Knife2sharp]

I make my own musky leaders and I use 80lb. I would never go smaller. I make my pike leaders with the same size. I like to crimp on a single hook pimple on one end, then make another small leader above it with a treble on one end. The stinger hook slides up and down above the pimple. I put the single hook in the back of the minnow and the treble in the mouth. I've been planning on making a leader holder that will keep the leaders straight in the off season.

[Kevin23]

Ive been running one of my tipups for perch lately, with large fatheads, along side two pike tipups with steel leaders. I was using 6# fluoro on the perch one, and you can guess what happened there. Since then ive been using 20# mono leaders and the accidental pike biteoffs went away. Just found some 20# trilene 100% flouro leader locally (25# diameter), and i will give that a shot tomorrow. Perch, crappies, and bass didnt seem to care about the thick leader.. I might just run heavy fluoro even on non pike waters.

[Chute82]

you guys must have to order this stuff, If I go to Bass pro, or Gander, they have flouro, but only to #20, and it is not leader material.

Fish USA has leader material

http://www.fishusa.com/Leaders-Line

[saxmatt]

I use 60 or 80lb floro. I have been bit off a few times but I've had a lot more flags since I switched to floro. This year I've caught a few dozen pike and 13 musky with only 1 bite off while pike fishing.

[montanaice]

i use 65# power pro braided and have caught probably 10-15 pike and havnt had one cut the line yet but then again iv always hooked them right on the mouth and never had them inhale the hook past the knot

[saxmatt]

Braid is the worst leader material you can use. Poor abrasion resistance, highly visible and it will cut you to the bone if the braid is in your hand and a big fish takes off.