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Location: Central WI | When making your single strand wire leaders what size diameter wire do you use? I picked up some 174# Tooth Proof at Fleet Farm here in town. It's the biggest they carry with a .029 diameter. It should do the trick but it does seem a little flimsier than the Bucher leaders I was using last year. Just curious what has worked for others as far as the wire size? |
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| I've gone up to 400# for jerkbait leaders, as it's the only thing that doesn't get bent up when you're working a bait really hard and the leader gets fouled in the hooks. You have to be selective with it though - it will weight the nose of some lures down and completely kill the action on others. I think for most applications, 174# is fine. If you're making your own they cost next to nothing, so replacing them often isn't a big deal. |
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Location: Madtown, WI | I think 174# is about the highest I can use in my leader maker. I can't find a link to the one I use but it's the one that's sold at Gander and is shaped like a C-clamp.
Like esoxaddict mentioned, 174# is plenty strong and if it gets bent, it only costs you pennies to swap out. Just save the ball bearings and snaps if they are still in tact. |
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Location: Hayward, WI | I've made my own out of 174# wire, and I think that it's about perfect for just about every application. I don't think I would go any heavier, but at the same time there are only a few places I could see going lighter - like possibly small twitchbaits.
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Location: oswego, il | I agree with the 174 being a good all around leader. I also make some in 105 and 124 for some gliders as some are very leader sensitive. These also work well for smaller baits too. The wire is cheap and you can make them in the boat, plus re-use your components off the leader. |
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Location: Yahara River Chain | I have used heavier wire, but that was for big jerkbaits. I think I use .035 wire and that was rated about 250# test. That wire would be way too heavy for topwaters like Jackpots and One Eyed Willies, it would just kill the action of those topwwaters. |
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Location: Mt. Zion, IL | .035 is all I use. It does not effect my weagles or topraiders due to the weight like some would think. I also heat shrink the snap and leader together to keep the hooks from catching the leader on gliders. I've never had a problem with the leader being too heavy. I use it from everything to magnum Super D's, to spoons, to cranks and topwaters. |
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Posts: 39
| Do I have to use a Haywire twist on 174# wire, or can I just us 5-6 barrel wraps?
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Location: Yahara River Chain | All I use are barrel wraps
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Location: Toronto, Ontario | I make my own, 174# single strand, haywire twist with shrink wrap on the wraps. Cheap leaders, great leaders. |
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