Pike leaders

[camo ninja]

Whats everyone using this yr ?
I know theres a thousand threads already but many arent up-to-date and people often switch , wana see what the majority is doing this yr ...time for a switch for me and steel

[dstearns82]

60# flouro not full proof but 95% good if ya play em right.......also allows ya to catch other line sensitive fish!

[troutslayer 23]

40 pound classic stren seems to work for everything i have caught to 12 pounds

[TroutKiller99]

Big Thick steel leaders

[TroutKiller99]

Ive tried the heavy braid and had fairly good luck with it

[Bailbuster]

I switched over to 80# flouro a few years back.
But I still switch it up to see if the larger pike are
Skiddish of the steal leader.
I caught a couple big ones last season on the steal.
Definitely get more action with the flouro.
I am going to try some braided line this year
I've heard good things about it.
You need to be patient with heavy flouro.

whats a big one??

[Bailbuster]

14 and just under 16 lbs.

Nice , I will stick with fluorocarbon.....

[CJiceaddict]

80lb flouro. Just retied some tonight. They go through many pike before you need a new one. Some days I don't think it matters but steel kinks and I had too many nice fish go right through 60lb braid....

[vtpike]

I was a lifelong steel guy..switched to heavy floro last year. Not super heavy duty, but strong enough for what I'm hunting.

[camo ninja]

I was a lifelong steel guy..switched to heavy floor last year. Not super heavy duty, but strong enough for what I'm hunting.

what size , brand ?
what is your experience with it so far ?
thanks

[shiveringjoe]

I've tried a few different leader setups in the last 2 years.  Full disclosure - I mostly fish for lots of flags and don't go to great lengths to catch monster pike.   I have only cracked 10lbs through the ice a couple of times but I have caught tons of 4-9lb pike and I keep good mental notes on what works and what doesn't. 
First was 80lb fluoro shock tippet with crimps:  Easy to set up the leaders but I had several crimps pull through until I found out that you can't just crush the crimp, you actually have to use cutters to cut grooves through the crimp.  The shock tippet tended to coil a little and was a pain to straighten out but I had increased hookups vs steel leaders and landed several pike near 10lbs and had to release 2 that wouldn't fit through a 6" hole. 
Second was 30lb seagur fluoro that I tied (no crimps).  This worked well with single hooks but I had several leaders with treble hooks that got bit off.  In my experience trebles tend to hook a little deeper and therefore the leader gets more teeth. 
Third was 60lb Seaguar fluoro leader with crimps:  This was easier to keep straight than the 80lb tippet and I had no problems with it.  I switched to only using 2/0 Octopus and 2/0 circle hooks and have been really pleased with hookup ratio and that almost all of the fish are hooked perfectly in the corner of the mouth.  I like the octopus better but those did deep hook 2 fish last year and none with the circle. 

I just bought a package of 40lb knot2kinky knotable titanium leader so I can give that a try this year.  Good luck out there!