What pound test line for northerns?

[CJW]

What pound test line do you guys use for jigging and tip up fishing northerns?  What kind of leaders do you use?  Steel, heavy floro?

[xcr440]

I use 45 lb polaris tip up line tied to a 20 lb steel leader. I have never jigged for them so I can't help you there.

[deadsmelthead]

Jigging, 10lb mono on the reel with a 12" piece of 30lb fluoro leader.

Tipups, 50lb mason ice fishing line 30lb fluoro leader.

[pikeking]

30# green dot dacron, 50# terminator leader. I am going to try flouro this year. I bought 40# Tripple Fish leader material.

[redbandit850]

usually use a 20lb leader, various lenghts depending on how i feel that day. 8)

[kingfisher]

14 lb for the rods 50lb dacron for tip ups

[hardh2ofish]

I am putting on 30# Mason on any tipups that need replacing this season and tieable tyger leader.  Lost too many pike to brakeoffs last year.  mainly due to  cruddy store bought steel leaders.

[AirManCam]

I use 45lb backing with a 15lb mono leader. Works every time.

[PIKE FISHERMAN]

Today was my first time using 50 lb mono leaders. Caught a 7, 7.5, 8.5 and 10 lb, not even a nick on the line. 

[saxmatt]

I had 2 big pike bite through 80 lb mono last year. I'll never use mono again...too soft. This year I'm trying 80 lb floro on half my traps, 50 lb boa titanium on the other half

[combsey]

How about 6# vanish leader.  Granted I have never caught a real monster but I've landed a 36 in.  12 lb pike on it    I use the same set up for lakers and walleye

[ship of fools]

I had 2 big pike bite through 80 lb mono last year. I'll never use mono again...too soft. This year I'm trying 80 lb floro on half my traps, 50 lb boa titanium on the other half

That was my concern .. if the teeth hit it right (wrong!) i think they would cut right through anythinf but a steel leader.

I lost 3 fish today on 20 lb mono!