Leaderboard

I have not use leader specific material in years. It was hard for me to justify buy a 25 yard spool of leader material in 6-8lb test when I could get fluorocarbon spools of 200 yards for double the price. With that being the case, I absolutely love Tatsu but the price of it turns me to alternate solutions. Like mentioned quite a few times, I use Sunline FC sniper. At half the price of Tatsu, it is not quite just as good but I would say about 85-90% there. If you truly want leader material, they offer that in a 50 yard spool in FC sniper as well.

The only time I might run fluoro as mainline on a spinning outfit is when fishing spybaits....and it would be 6lb so not so stiff. Even then...with spybaits I just run a very long fluoro leader off the braid on spinning gear..

Sunline fc sniper in 14 or 16lb throw a crank bait on it once you get the hang of really handling a baitcaster and you’ll never go back. takes lots of practice to be able to really bomb casts with straight fluro so I don’t recommend it if you are still learning to use a baitcaster. Don’t get discouraged, you will birdnest, you’ll notice even guys on the elite series bird nest occasionally, you just learn how to get them out without too much hassle.

I’ve seen some outrageous stuff with p line, as far as I’m concerned, stay the hell away

That 100% is dependant on the lake you are fishing. In the kawarthas not necessarily because I find those lakes are essentially overrun with small fish. However if you did notice that one particular spot allowed you to catch a bunch of fish in a row, or had somewhat better size, then certainly. if you are Georgian bay, or other shield lakes, they typically have significantly more dead water. As such, spots that hold multiple fish will typically improve as the bite gets better. The challenge on Georgian bay is then locating those “big fish spots” there will be lots of places that will hold 2lbers, but few that will produce 4’s and 5’s. If you locate a 5lber on a shield lake…that’s a spot essentially forever more. Even better, if you find a group of 4’s there will be days you’ll sack up a 20lb bag on consecutive casts.

Pulled a little guy out between some rocks, love seeing the wake appear out of nowhere behind your lure’s wake and see the fish match your increased reel speed all the way to the boat.

Bees are nice... wasps love drinks.. and are dicks.. lol

Sunline fc sniper. I only use straight fluro on hard bait bait casting set ups. Like for cranking and spybaiting. straight mono for jerkbaits braid to fluro or straight braid for essentially everything else. topwater use mono for your leader because it floats.