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Location: Rochester, New York | I was just thinking and why that on my heavy duty (muskie) setup it seems I get far less bites with wire leaders (I run a stealth tackle #240 right now with 100lb Power Pro Maxcuatro) compared to my buddy who just uses 15lb mono to a swivel on the exact same lures and was wondering if it had something to do with my leaders or set up.
The other differences is I swap out my trebles for the owner single inline hooks, I swap out the split rings with Worth Zinc Coated Steel Split Rings( I was able to buy 100 packs of them in every size for $50) and have a sliding bead above the leader but thats really it
Edited by Muskie101 7/24/2026 6:18 AM
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Location: deephaven mn | leaders can make a difference. Specific leaders for specific bairs. wire leaders on bucktails and jerk baits are prefered. Seven strand is perfered for rubber but flouro works. Good question different fisherman have there preferences and most from experience. Keep asking fisherman what they use and why musky's don't care what leader you have some biats perform better with diffwrent leaders. |
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Location: Athens, Ohio | My guess is that you can get a slightly different action with a stiff wire than with a more flexible leader. I use stiff wire for jerkbaits and Stealthy fluoros for bucktails and cranks. m |
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Location: PA Angler | Having same problem my bigger lures they seem to just attack with wire but my smaller they seem to be wire shy. Went to fluoro and seem to be doing better. |
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