Yamatoyo Leader

[lure_muncher]

thinking of getting some 8lb Yamatoyo leaders. Whats your opinion on this brand? I may be getting a 50mtr spool for my 6lb Fireline.

[troy-the-boy]

Yamatoyo have several differant types of leader material. Rock Fish is for extra abrsion resistance. Razor Fluoro is abrasion resistant but not to the extent of Rock Fish and thinner diameter. I used the Spinning fluoro on the the weekend and found that to be good as well. It comes down to the areas being fished. All of the above are differant in diameter as well. If you could give some info on the areas you fish it would be extremely helpfull. I have used all of the above and like them all.
Troy

[kamikazeghost]

I use razor fluoro and it's brilliant. No matter how abrasion resistant a line may be, if a big fish is gonna smash you up, you're gonna get smashed up.

The durability of the leader is far more superior than berkley vanish I've found. I used to use berkley vanish all the time until someone told me to try a change to the razor.

It's a high class leader, that's for sure.

I use 4lb fireline to 6-8lb leader.

[te2409]

Yamatoyo leader is awsome, I use it my self.
I recently bought another 50m 10lb for 16 dollars
at the boat and fishing expo.

[yellosub]

Both Yamatoyo Razor and Nitlon DFC work well for me.

[TopEnder]

Nitlon for me. 6lb and 8lb. No problems this far. Touch wood.

Regards Dave:D

[yeungy]

i love fishing hard structure and yamatoyo rock fish leader is my choice for oyster racks.

[fishmania]

i use platypus platinium and find it just as good as fluro finer limper and a quarter of the price

[kamikazeghost]

Monofilament leader....... interesting. It doesn't have the abrasion resistance that fluorocarbon leaders have nor does is subtly sink. Mono floats, which means it's not an ideal choice of leader. Also fish can't seen fluorocarbon through the water due to the refractive index of the line. With mono the fish can see it.

Sure, you'll find you're catching fish, but it's when they're spooked of if they become finicky and fussy that the fluorocarbon leader will outfish.

My advice is to purchse some 6lb fluorocarbon leader. It will make a difference.

[terbo]

i've taken some big finicky trout
in gin clear shallow water in our
local lakes (on fly gear) in the past on 4 & 6lb
maxima mono and not had a prob
with them being spooked by it.
i think fish with what you feel comfortable
with and concentrate on your
presentation

[fishmania]

i've used fluro and found it doesn't make any difference in fact the berkley i find breaks easily and the yamamoto i find to stiff used some fluro i bought in newzealand fly fishing called 3x which i found excellent but catch as many on the platypus had a ripper day a month ago where my mate and i caught over 50 bream in a morning so perhaps some people need to justify paying lots of money for their leeders while i'm happy with my platnium

[kamikazeghost]

So, you're monofilament then I gather?

Well, you don't have the abrasion resistant nor shock absorbant quality in your leader. Plus, mono, if it is what you're using is visible due to it's refractive index. it differs from fluorocarbon.

The reason why fluorocarbon is stiffer, is so it can shoot the cast out further with very light weights or even weightless.

If i used mono up here in QLD, my catch rate would've be high, cos I'd just get busted up all the time through rubbing on rocks and racks and pontoons, etc. Especially if I used 6lb mono leader.

There is a reason to use flurocarbon leader over a mono leader.

But, you seem happy with what you're using and that's fair enough.