Leader or no leader? jiggin

[doublehaul]

Do you fish with a leader or no leader?  for what reasons?

I fish no leader and 6 lbs. test for walleye. Trying to decide what to setup my new MH rod I purchased to specifically target pike. I was thinking 10 lbs. ice line with no leader.

[doublehaul]

come to think of it, that might be pretty light. I'm going to be jigging larger chubby darers, lindy darters, and bigger pimples. I don't want to get snapped off when the fights on. Would a heavy flourocarbon leader limit lure action? I'm throwing around the idea of a braided mainline and 30 lbs. fouro leader.  Any suggestions? I searched the site over with most guys going with a flouro leader, but not many targetting pike. The only thing I'm questioning is what type of mainline and what weight of flouro for jigging presentation.

[bullhead bandit]

I don't know if it's right or not, but I use 20# braid (6# dia. I think) without any leader.  Haven't lost any yet.  The line does get a little stiff, but it's not too bad as long as you've got a heavy jig.  I don't know if it works on bigger pike since I haven't caught any yet.

[big-brother]

If i jig for Pike instead of using the tipups i always use #30-40 flouro for a leader.Will also rig a stinger hook on it using a short piece of flouro.Just don't be a lazy dumb azz like me and not change it if it does get a knick in it as it will cause you to possibly get bitten off.When will i finally learn my lesson on this?Cost me another couple of Piggy Pike on the weekend.