Reply With QuoteIn very clear water I will add about 4 to 5 feet of fluorocarbon to my high-viz yellow that I almost exclusively use. I use a Uni to Uni knot to join the lines.
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Leaders.
Why do some fishers use a different type and size leader than the mainline? Just curious.
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In very clear water I will add about 4 to 5 feet of fluorocarbon to my high-viz yellow that I almost exclusively use. I use a Uni to Uni knot to join the lines.
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I use a mono leader with braid because it is easier to tie, and it holds up better to abrasion. It also adds a little stretch.
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All of the above are good reasons. I stream fish with hi viz nylon, and until the fish say differently I won’t bother with a clear leader.
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I use 2-6lb fluorocarbon to a small snap swivel.
Stealthy but also easier to switch baits/lures
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I use a lighter pound test mono leader on the heavy braid line on my Pushing rigs for the purpose of having it break, rather than my rod, should I get hopelessly hung up. I'd rather sacrifice a jig or crank than take the chance of damaging/breaking my rods.
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umm, I saw it on a tuna fishing show and thought it those guys did it, it must the the right thing to do. I mean, they're professionalsOriginally Posted by mac
I do it so I don't have to worry about the entire spool of line getting nicks and breaking at odd points. I tend to have my rods next to each other when trailering the boat and more than once the line from one has been tangled in other poles eyelets\reels, what not. By using braid on all but the last two feet I don't need to worry as much about the condition of the line. I know if it's going to break, in which section it will.(the 2 feet with the light line.) It makes it easy to re-rig, cuts down on the amount of times i have to replace the line on the entire spool, and I don't have to worry about how far back to cut the line when it does break.
Works for me, many people don't. If you want a similar topic, let's discuss if beans belong in chili or not?
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Beans in chili. For me yes. For my buds from Texas no beans in the chili. They make a separate pot of beans so you can add them or not.umm, I saw it on a tuna fishing show and thought it those guys did it, it must the the right thing to do. I mean, they're professionals
I do it so I don't have to worry about the entire spool of line getting nicks and breaking at odd points. I tend to have my rods next to each other when trailering the boat and more than once the line from one has been tangled in other poles eyelets\reels, what not. By using braid on all but the last two feet I don't need to worry as much about the condition of the line. I know if it's going to break, in which section it will.(the 2 feet with the light line.) It makes it easy to re-rig, cuts down on the amount of times i have to replace the line on the entire spool, and I don't have to worry about how far back to cut the line when it does break.
Works for me, many people don't. If you want a similar topic, let's discuss if beans belong in chili or not?
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When using lures like Beetle spins and crankbaits sometimes the braid will wrap around the hardware, and it's a pain to get undone, because the braid is so tiny and the knots are hard to pull apart. A mono leader doesn't wraparound as badly as braid does, so it's easier to get unwrapped if it does.
