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| Have you broken a 100# Fluorocarbon leader while fighting a fish? |
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Posts: 2008
| I use heavier for muskie fishing 130 is a small as I go and usually use 180 lb.. I will say one trip for pike I caught 100's of big pike on the fly using 100lb zero issues. |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | Long ago I had a fish inhale a crankbait in the spring and cut 90# like it wasn't even there. Thought I had eliminated any chance of that happening until this fall when using a flouro leader with a wire sucker harness. I had a fish cut 150# this fall right as her head got in the net. The fish was hooked perfectly in the corner of her mouth but somehow right at the end of the fight the flouro got in her mouth. It was amazing how quick and clean the cut was, one head shake was all it took. I don't think I could have cut it that easy with a knife. Once again reinforcing, for me, that there aren't many applications for flouro in muskie fishing where it's good as leader material. |
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Location: Detroit River | I've never had 100 flouro fail on me though I did switch to 130 LB last year because it holds up better than the 100 LB. I also use 180 LB for big rubber. I use 125 LB Mason stranded wire for jigging & had a mid 30's pike almost bite through it completely with only 2 strands left. If bitten just right any LB leader no matter the material it's made from can be bitten through. |
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| I tried making my own leaders as something musky related to do in the winter and I started with 100# but noticed how easy it is to cut with a pair of scissors. I'm now thinking of cutting them all up and either buying some 130# or going to steel leaders only. Its funny I've never put much thought into leaders until trying to make my own. |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | Never used it. I use 180 and switch them out fresh a few times a year. No issues. |
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Posts: 1060
Location: Palm Coast, FL | I fish 60-120# flouro and have never had a bite off. 120# on pre-tied leaders and 60# on direct line to leader to bait. I was shown the use of this on Eagle Lake by a very famous guide there. |
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Posts: 1937
Location: Black Creek, WI | I started with 130# Fluoro leaders and had 2 bite offs when fish took a head-shot at my paused crankbaits. Saw it happen twice to some friends as well. Been using 200# Fluoro ever since and have not had a failure or bite-off. For what its worth.... |
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| I have used 80-100 for flyfishing with no issues (replacing them at the slightest sign of wear) but usually #130-#150 or wire for conventional, depending on the bait and water clarity. Bite offs for sure can happen even with #150 |
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Posts: 537
Location: Gilberts IL/Rhinelander WI | never used any under 130# |
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Posts: 299
| Had 2 Muskies bite right through 130# inhaling a tube. Simple as that....now I rarely even use Flourocarbon and if I do it's at least 150#. Even on a clear body of water like LSC I've never seen Muskies's shy away from steel leaders. If their teeth catch the flouro just right then can easily cut through 100#....easy... |
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Posts: 299
| Had 2 Muskies bite right through 130# inhaling a tube. Simple as that....now I rarely even use Flourocarbon and if I do it's at least 150#. Even on a clear body of water like LSC I've never seen Muskies's shy away from steel leaders. If their teeth catch the flouro just right then can easily cut through 100#....easy... |
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Location: Contrarian Island | Have used 180 lb for ~10 yrs ... have had zero bite offs casting...100s of fish... many friends use the leaders I make w zero failures...I personally don't trust 100 lb for casting |
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Posts: 284
Location: Eagan, MN | One cut thru on 80lb and one on 200lb. But, I've had failures with steel too, back in the day. The steel loops flex one too many times and then it's 'good bye'. |
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Posts: 2687
Location: Hayward, WI | I make my own, and have always used 150lb Seaguar. Never a problem, though it will get roughed up now and then. When I use up the last of my 150 lb I'm tempted to try 180. |
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