Wire leaders
04-27-2003, 07:03 AM
#2
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Greendale, Wisconsin, USA
Posts: 6,356
RE: Wire leaders
MrM, use a braided wire leader, or get some of the new stuff called Tygerleader and make your own leaders. If you don' t use a leader with Northerns, you are going to be losing an awful lot of plugs and spoons !!!!!!
Look at this stuff, interesting.
www.tygerleader.com
Look at this stuff, interesting.
www.tygerleader.com
04-27-2003, 09:37 AM
#3
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: the woods of NJ.
Posts: 5,643
RE: Wire leaders
I think thats hogwash as aggressive as they hit they wouldn' t shy away till its to late. Just don" t make the leaders too long. 6-9 inches should work fine. Fished for them in upstate NY And caught plenty If any shied away we didn' t care there were enough to go around.
04-27-2003, 06:00 PM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Etowah, Tennessee
Posts: 1,180
RE: Wire leaders
The ones that shy away (by the way, i have never heard of this) you will never know about, the ones that you lose because you did not use a leader are the ones you will remember.
04-27-2003, 10:54 PM
#5
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wheaton Minnesota USA
Posts: 439
RE: Wire leaders
With pike lures a leader doesn' t mess up anything in fact it makes things simpler and unless you tie into the hulk-pike you' ll never have one bite through a steel leader. The only way you' ll lose a pike with a leader on is if he isn' t hooked good enough, if you' re knot tieing skills a terrbile, or you tie into one big enough to bite your line off over a 12-18in. leader (which has happened to me before on 2 different occasions). Use a leader that' s all there is to it.
04-29-2003, 10:12 AM
#7
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Saskatchewan Canada
Posts: 6,921
RE: Wire leaders
I think for spoons the effects are minimal when using a leader, with some topwater or cranks that is true. However the alternative is run the risk of losing your lure. I fish pike lots, in fact it is my favorite target, I have landed a ton of big fish with no leader on but at the same time I have said bye to a lot of lures over the years. In most cases I run a 12" black wire leader when fishing pike and 10 lb Trilene XT, set your drag appropriately and you should have nothing to worry about. BTW if your fishing big gators(pike) you' ll want to make sure your leader is 12" , I have seen pike take off a 6" leader like now!! Most cases they take the bait in the corner of the mouth but when the get bigger once they pull that line arcoss the jaw, 6" will be taken up very quickly. Also once the leaders bend, twist or crink replace them, that will effect your lure more and also if the fish are line shy it will result in lost of slow follow ups but few hits.
