Fluorocarbon to Braid

[JoshS]

Match your leader to the lures you're throwing. I tie 50lb flouro leaders for smaller baits and use my musky leaders for throwing bigger lures. Keep an eye on your leaders and replace as necessary. I've only lost one fish on 50lb and it was a beat up leader. I'd stay at 50lb or larger. 20lb is risking it.

[BucktownAngler]

use a steel leader since anything smaller then 80lb can easily be bit off.

[kickingfrog]

I would be checking some knots if i was breaking off getting bit off with heavy fluoro.

[misfish]

When Im throwing for pike, I had never even thought of putting a floro leader. Well til I lost a few good baits.

[Pigeontroller]

To clarify, I meant the 175lb is over kill.

 

 

 

 

Yup, that's the idea. Muskies aren't leader shy, and not not having a break-off is important.

Edited May 7, 2016 by Pigeontroller

[Sinker]

Ive seen leader shy musky many times. I dont believe that for a second.

[grimsbylander]

I would have never guessed there'd be such a wide spectrum of opinion over leader test.

[lifeisfun]

Ive seen leader shy musky many times. I dont believe that for a second.

Haaahahaha, did the fish message you after that encounter?

Dear "Sinker" your leader choice turns me OFF

Edited May 9, 2016 by Lifeisfun

[Garnet]

Ya I see that with small pike to. If you get a feeling or are looking at your bait and see them coming and let them hit without moving your bait it will happen less. Small pike are like teenage girls just a little flighty.

 

I use the Stay Loc titanium 9 inch because I usually get 200 fish before it breaks at $8/per. Little expensive but I have had no break off since then.

 

And also support a Canadian guy Bernard is a Chinese Canadian guy you likely seen him at any Sports, Tackle show with a wonder wire do dat for musky. Also invented that spin drop shot thing and sold it for millions. Maybe not that much but said his kids are taken care of.

 

When I was trying large lb flouro leaders fishing a Muskoka tournament I watched a 40 inch caliber just coast up mouth open and one bite my bait 4inch of a expensive flouro and a cherished bait just gone. And the missible pr..k spit the bait and just coasted off.

 

Next day I threw that junk out.

Edited May 9, 2016 by Garnet

[Raf]

i'm of the opinion that if you truly want to be 100% bite proof, you use wire. i don't care if it's 300lb fluoro, there's a possibility those razors in my esox's mouth will slice through it.

Edited May 9, 2016 by Raf

[Steve]

Garnet, I agree 100% about Bernard.

 

Quality, stand up dude who is a great guy to support.

 

Glad he made some money off the spin drop as well. He has a brilliant mind.