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Location: SE, WI. | gregk9 - 8/2/2017 12:56 PM jdsplasher - 8/2/2017 6:34 AM Amazon, buy thru them.....a bit more reasonable. I buy the 100 meter. What knot are you use to tie to your terminal tackle? Greg, read the post, tieable wire, a post below , same thread. JD |
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| I've been bit off by a mid 40's muskie on 130 lb fluorocarbon, so it isn't as tough as some make it out to be, wire is definitely a better choice, I use titanium with no problems as long as you check your bends for broken strands. |
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Location: North Central IL USA | jdsplasher - 8/2/2017 4:32 PM
Greg, read the post, tieable wire, a post below , same thread. JD
Cool. Thanks! |
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| just regular fishermans knot |
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| I've had wire sucker harnesses fail but never a wire leader or fluoro leader. |
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| I've had flouro fail less in the last 15 years then wire. I have zero concern with it running through a fishes mouth. Wire can get kinks and fatigue that is harder to spot in my opinion. Flouro 180# or greater is tough and easy to inspect for damage. I don't use it for clarity I use it because it doesn't kink and develop week spots the way wire can. If it gets fray or cuts in it then trash it and break out a new one. I wouldn't wrong a guy for shying away from it at all, to each their own. That said I think it's had a service record that speaks for itself. |
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| dtaijo174 - 8/1/2017 2:29 PM
I keep a a sliced through fluro leader in my box as a reminder. Hooked a nice one on vermilion and she sliced through it. The water boiled for 5 seconds or so and my lure floated to the surface. I wonder how big she was...?
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| musky-skunk - 8/4/2017 3:35 PM
I've had flouro fail less in the last 15 years then wire. I have zero concern with it running through a fishes mouth. Wire can get kinks and fatigue that is harder to spot in my opinion. Flouro 180# or greater is tough and easy to inspect for damage. I don't use it for clarity I use it because it doesn't kink and develop week spots the way wire can. If it gets fray or cuts in it then trash it and break out a new one. I wouldn't wrong a guy for shying away from it at all, to each their own. That said I think it's had a service record that speaks for itself.
Im with this guy, exept i use 200lb mono. |
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| Im interested in these 49 strand wire leaders as well. JD can you post a link and let us know what knots you are using? |
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Location: SE, WI. | Look down below about 10 posts....page 1 , Tie Able wire...it's all right there....illustration and all! JD |
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Location: North of Sweden! | As for me I've used just about all stuff available for leaders during the years.
Nowadays I tend to use mostly 1.4mm mono (220lbs).
At times I get paranoid and go back to carboncoated 90lbs 7strand wire, but, I find the benefits of mono are superior to most everything else.
Particularly the ease of tying the leader itself and the ease of making a great, I mean REALLY GREAT, and strong connection to the braid (FGknot) which I've never ever had or seen any signs of being about to break or be the weak link. Sure, I usually make a FGknot with any wireleader as well, but, that connection is not something I wanna reel in thru my guides, thus kinda limiting the length of leader I'll make (sure, oftentimes you do not need or want a very long leader, but, with the mono+FGknot I have the option of going as long as I want to, no problem with guides getting beat up at all).
Granted, as I am living in sweden I've never had a chance to fish for muskie (but the time will come, I hope :D ) and thus only pikes have inspected my leaders over the years, so take what I write with that in consideration.
But!!! I've NEVER had a mono-leader being cut by any pike, and I spend an obscene amounts of time on the water catching big pikes.
Frayed leaders, yes, but, then I just cut and re-tie or make an entirely new one.
This is so quick and easy, and with the cost of mono being low there is no need to ever ever be "cheap" in that stupid way one tends to be whenever money is tight...
kind regards
/peter
musky-skunk - 8/4/2017 10:35 PM
I've had flouro fail less in the last 15 years then wire. I have zero concern with it running through a fishes mouth. Wire can get kinks and fatigue that is harder to spot in my opinion. Flouro 180# or greater is tough and easy to inspect for damage. I don't use it for clarity I use it because it doesn't kink and develop week spots the way wire can. If it gets fray or cuts in it then trash it and break out a new one. I wouldn't wrong a guy for shying away from it at all, to each their own. That said I think it's had a service record that speaks for itself. |
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