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| Wondering how your musky catch has improved unsing Fluorocarbon leaders compared to steel? I have always been old school and nervous with the nylon material but willing to try this year. My thought is if the fish are active they will bite regardless but wondering if im missing opportunities? |
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| Also thoughts on crimped VS. tied fluoro leaders? |
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Location: Green Bay, WI | I've crimped for years and never had a problem really (knock on wood). I don't typically use the fluoro leaders though--but I do make them for one or two guys who seem to love them...and have had very good luck with them. By the way, I typically use two crimps on either end--but this does double the chance of crimping the ends of the collars into the leader, and causing a stress riser that can later break. But if you know what you're doing, it's pretty dependable.
I've read lots of threads here over the years, about people tying fluoro. I suppose it works just fine, because guys still seem to be having good luck with it. So it's probably a thing of personal preference. Quite frankly, tying is likely more "idiot-proof" simply because you aren't crimping sharp edges in close proximity to critical leader material. So if a guy is going to crimp, then he should be willing to invest some time in testing the results and making sure that he really understands the process, and the types of things to watch out for.
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Location: sneaking out to get on the water ;-) | I like the fluoro leaders for most of my baits. I've been using 130# seaguar. I tie and crimp them. Some places they make a bigger difference than others but deffinetly worth a try. |
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| Flouro doesn't sink and it doesn't kink. I've found that wire and 7 strand leaders tend to weight down the nose of some of my smaller lures. There's a time and a place for it. I still like wire for some lures, but I mostly use 130# Sequar for just about everything. Never had a bite off. Knock on wood... |
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Posts: 246
| I've been happy making own out of 130# Seaguar. For heavy lures I'll tie and crimp but for smaller lures just crimp it. I like to have a loop. |
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Posts: 91
| A proper crimp is the answer, if done right it is superior to a knot. |
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