Leaders

[jigger]

Guys

what sort of leaders are you using and how long do they need to be ?

also do you use snap swivels for ease of changing lures ?

[Dell]

Mate i use a rod length of 6lb berkley vanish and nah dont use swivels as they can alter the lures movement and cramp its style in some cases. I find it better tying your lure on. The only problem is when you run out of leader you have to tie a new leader.

[Hooked]

About a rod length is good for me in the leader department.As to attaching lure's l use a small berkley snap lock and it does'nt alter even the smallest of lure's IMO...

[Stu_000]

I use a rod length of yamatoyo generally in 8lb but will drop to 6lb if required and I tie on everything.

HTH

[rabbitoh]

And dont forget to double the braid before tying on leader ok.

[Hooked]

With Finns PRT and Rapala Titanium(which l now use) being true braid's l no longer tie a double in my main line as l find it no longer necessary as with gel spun Berkley products...JMO

Steve

[Dave W]

I've never tied a double, but occasionall just double the Fireline over if needed, generally on leaders of 8lb+.

Do a search on leaders here in the forums and you will have enough reading material to keep you going for a while :)

[Yardi]

Hey Steve, What size is the Snap Lock? Very interested to give this a go. As I have been attatching lure on to loop and gettin old and all (eyes) takes me ages to swap lures. So you think it really doesnt effect your catch rate?
Cheers Yardi

[spaniel]

i use a albright knot to join my leaders and a rod length of nitlon 5lb or go to vanish in a 4lb or 8 lb depends on the snags.

cheers daniel

[Hooked]

Here they are Yardi.They are 13mm long and 3mm wide.Been using them for a year now on all my harbody's and they work a treat hey.l dont have the packet as to tell you exact size but they are quality mate and handle big bream easily.

Steve

[Simmsy]

Go down to Anglers Paradise in Alfred Cove and speak to the lads down there I've been buying the snap locks, no probs on using hb's.
Can't remember what size i got but they will sort you out.

[breamn]

i use about 1.5 M of berkley vanish 6 to 8lb depends on what im fishing, and i always tie my lure on with a perfection loop or uni knot for sp's.

scott

[Bear]

6-8lb Yamatoyo for me all the way. I've been using it for a few years now and have been pretty impressed with the stuff. I use a loop in the XDS as it makes changing the leader easier for me. Only use loop knots on my HB's.

[breamn]

yeah only loop knots for hb's, gives them more life and freedom to get the full potential of the action. jmo

scott

[Superduperman]

I use a bit more than a rod length of leader, usually most of the leader is Yo-Zuri Hybrid with a 50cm lingth of Linesystems FC down atr the business end. reason being the YZ is a FC/mono blend (low vis) and it saves money on $$$ FC.

[kamikazeghost]

The best leaders going around is the Yamotoyo leaders (all of them), Nitlon, and Siglon.

Linesystems Fluoro shock leader is also very high quality.

Vanish is a good leader, however, two major problems with it. It's not as abrasive resistant as the others by a long way and secondly, if you don't keep it out of the sun and keep it "clean" from saltwater after the trip if you so happen to get it wet, it becomes very brittle over time. Many people use it cos it is cheaper, you do get more, and it does do the job in general.

Yes, you will pay more for 100% fluorocarbon, but if you're fishing around pylons, rocks, etc, it really does pay to pay the extra and not short change yourself honestly.

What you're doing with your leaders I can understand, but it really is not a good idea. You've introduced a new knot and thus you've decreased the strength of your overall leader.

I don't know where you live or where you fish, but if you try that idea on fish in Forster, the hawkesbury or other areas with heaps of structure and big dinosaur bream, don't expect that set up to last.

I've taken a couple of guys in their boats to show them SPs and they had the same idea. They didn't listen to me but quickly changed the set up after twanging their leaders a few times on very, very big bream.