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Offline TogueHunter

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What leader do you use?
« on: Dec 12, 2005, 07:23 PM »
What is the lb test, brand, and length of leader you use?
Mono or Poly?
How do you attach it to your main line?
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Offline billditrite

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Re: What leader do you use?
« Reply #1 on: Dec 12, 2005, 07:29 PM »
depends on target species but mostly i use flourocarbon leaders 6# for mosttrout and 15 # for lakers,4 # for crappie, 15-30 # wire for pike, and i always use spro barrel swivels to ayyach to my backing
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Offline PikeyMikey

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Re: What leader do you use?
« Reply #2 on: Dec 12, 2005, 07:43 PM »
I use similar set-up.. except the wire for pike.. I like Good Ole' heavy duty mono.. 40#
My fishing buddy used wire leaders last year on great pond.. I used Mono.. Sorry to say I/we(my boy and I) outfished the wire...Could be a coincident
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Offline Scott Wright

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Re: What leader do you use?
« Reply #3 on: Dec 12, 2005, 08:39 PM »
Careful with that florocarbon... it does have a tendency to loosen up at the knot (something I wish I'd known before loosing some nice fish, last year!!)

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Offline jacksmelt71

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Re: What leader do you use?
« Reply #4 on: Dec 12, 2005, 08:54 PM »
not only do they loosen up but are very weak at the knot as well. i to learned the hard way.
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