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| I was fishing a lake in N. WI. last week and had something happen that may have me re-evaluate my leader choice. I was fishing a Real fish bullhead and had just had a muskies shred it without getting hooked up. I noticed a nick in the leader so I cut off and retied. On a subsequent cast, I felt something different so I gave the rod a snap and nothing. I reeled in my line and the fluoro leader was cut neatly (no scrapes or frays) a few inches above where the snap was. At first I thought I was cut off by a fish but looking back I think the lure's hooks had fouled on the line and when I gave the rod a snap the sharp hooks cut the leader. First, has anyone experienced this before. Is this a fluke? What are the chances the hooks were in perfect position to cut the leader at the exact time I gave the rod a snap. I was using 80 lb. Seaguar hand made leaders and have never had anything like this happen before. Any ideas? |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | It could have been the hooks or a fish, I supppose. If the material can be cut with a knife, and sharp edge can get you that result, if everything is just right (or in this case, wrong). |
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| You need to look at the leader better...after fishing out east and catching numerous mako sharks on 90lb fluro...I can say without a doubt that that muskie cannot bite through a leader unless it has already been damaged...muskie do not have the teeth these sharkes do...period..Ben |
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| I have had numerous friends lose fish on 80lb flouro, I would beef it up to the 130 lb. I have been using the 130 lb and have caught like 20 fish per leader with no problems. Thorne Bros has some that work well.
Edited by MuskyJay 8/28/2006 11:49 AM
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Location: Southern W.Va. | Personal thoughts only,
I'll NEVER use a floro leader nor a mono or ANYTHING but steel. If you can cut it with a pair of scissors or knife then sooner or later a fish will cut it. Just personal thoughts , maybe it a confidence thing but steel works for me. PERIOD.
Mauser |
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Location: Northern Wisconsin | thats one reason i dont use floro or even 7 strand any more. all i use now are single strand piano
type leaders. i had a 7 strand break somehow while casting and dont trust mono or flouro. |
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Location: Davenport, IA | I would bet on it being a fish rather than the hook. |
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| i've told this story before, but to me it illustrates a point; caught a 34" ski' on a bobbie bait with a 100# flouro leader, which was totally outside the fishes mouth during the entire fight. after releasing the fish, i noticed it was shredded 1/2 way thru in 2 spots! my point? if a mid 30" fish can somehow do this, what do you think a mid 30 lb. fish can do??????? i won't ever take a chance on killing a fish because of that. steel from now on....
steve |
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Was this a fluke?