Leader material
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LEADER MATERIAL>>>
CLIFF....thats a broad question....standard leader material which you see at tackle shops in 47 inch straight lengths are usually made by DuPont...it is stiffer then the Perlon leader material that you will also find at tackle shops. When tying hooks for blackfish, porgies, fluke, flounder, we use the stiffer Dupont material. For striped bass fishing, and seabass fishing, we find regular coiled leader material just fine..their are numerous brands on the market from ande through triplefish. As far as what pound test, the general rule is usually, you try to use 20 for porgies and flounders, 30 for fluke and seabass, and 40 for blackfish. We use anywhere from 20-60 for striped bass depending on the area, conditions, among other things. At one time we used to use 50 for codfish, but they are long gone from these parts.... The bottom line is that you try to use a leader material that either does not wrap around your main line easy, and strong enough for the fish you might encounter....
EC NEWELL MAN>>>>
CLIFF....thats a broad question....standard leader material which you see at tackle shops in 47 inch straight lengths are usually made by DuPont...it is stiffer then the Perlon leader material that you will also find at tackle shops. When tying hooks for blackfish, porgies, fluke, flounder, we use the stiffer Dupont material. For striped bass fishing, and seabass fishing, we find regular coiled leader material just fine..their are numerous brands on the market from ande through triplefish. As far as what pound test, the general rule is usually, you try to use 20 for porgies and flounders, 30 for fluke and seabass, and 40 for blackfish. We use anywhere from 20-60 for striped bass depending on the area, conditions, among other things. At one time we used to use 50 for codfish, but they are long gone from these parts.... The bottom line is that you try to use a leader material that either does not wrap around your main line easy, and strong enough for the fish you might encounter....
EC NEWELL MAN>>>>
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if you got it in the budget use florocarbon, this way you cant say "oh well they were leeder shy", especially important for albies tuna and bass 50 pound should cost about 20 bucks
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Fluro is not always needed!
Guys this Fluro carbon thing is something I am not a big fan of. I have seen it work from time to time but also have out fished the Fluro guys hands down side by side! Tuna fishing if they are line shy it is great. It is not a bad thing to have all the time if you need it. But the amount of leader I go through in a season I would need an armored car to pay for the Fluro. So yes it is wise to rig some rigs with Fluro. But not all of them. Depending on what you?re fishing for would be the best decision for using Fluro. I would not use it Sea bass fishing or blue fishing . But Fluking I found it great and sometimes bass. So like I said using it at the right time will give you some times an advantage but for the most regular leader material has worked for me for 30 yrs.
Guys this Fluro carbon thing is something I am not a big fan of. I have seen it work from time to time but also have out fished the Fluro guys hands down side by side! Tuna fishing if they are line shy it is great. It is not a bad thing to have all the time if you need it. But the amount of leader I go through in a season I would need an armored car to pay for the Fluro. So yes it is wise to rig some rigs with Fluro. But not all of them. Depending on what you?re fishing for would be the best decision for using Fluro. I would not use it Sea bass fishing or blue fishing . But Fluking I found it great and sometimes bass. So like I said using it at the right time will give you some times an advantage but for the most regular leader material has worked for me for 30 yrs.
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