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- Thread starter rrebello
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100% African
Senior Member
hey, I use moss green braid, 30lbs, and no leader. never had a problem. caught plenty fish. My personal experiance...
100% African wrote:
And when you get stuck?
A leaders other purpose is to break when you get stuck, if you don't use a leader you risk breaking either your reel of your rod.
Another purpose for a leader is to get the line to sink faster, especially when you are fishing with lighter lures.
just my 2c
hey, I use moss green braid, 30lbs, and no leader. never had a problem. caught plenty fish. My personal experiance...
And when you get stuck?
A leaders other purpose is to break when you get stuck, if you don't use a leader you risk breaking either your reel of your rod.
Another purpose for a leader is to get the line to sink faster, especially when you are fishing with lighter lures.
just my 2c
vince the prince
New member
Very interesting...
just another thing i am now wondering, then you would tie fluoro instead of mono as a leader?
dont get why u guys use braid in the first place but i am still learning all the fancy bassing moves...
just another thing i am now wondering, then you would tie fluoro instead of mono as a leader?
dont get why u guys use braid in the first place but i am still learning all the fancy bassing moves...
Fireline/braid casts further and works better in heavy structure like grassbeds and lillypads. the fireline/braids cuts through the structure where as the mono will get stuck. The use of a leader is for when you do get stuck you are able to break the like without damaging anything.
There are a few other advantages of using a leader too such as visibility, sinkrate on lure, knot strength etc.
There are a few other advantages of using a leader too such as visibility, sinkrate on lure, knot strength etc.
Abrasion resitance on hard structure like rocks and hard timber - braid sucks
I have issues with braid as it is very hard on reels and rod guides.
Overwinds on baitcasters are a mare.
No line stretch mean better feel and sensativity but makes it easier for fish to spit lures and hooks.
I also find it's floatation properties annoying.
Saying all this I still like it on a spinning reel so I can trow light lures with ease but this is the only place I use it.
I have issues with braid as it is very hard on reels and rod guides.
Overwinds on baitcasters are a mare.
No line stretch mean better feel and sensativity but makes it easier for fish to spit lures and hooks.
I also find it's floatation properties annoying.
Saying all this I still like it on a spinning reel so I can trow light lures with ease but this is the only place I use it.
I only use fireline and I love it.
For frogging I don't tie on a leader.Recently I have started using fluoro leader when I fish plastics like flukes etc. I tie stronger leader than my fireline on.... about twice the breaking strain than my fireline. Before that I never tied any leader on and I still caught fish, but I do think that the leader helps my catch rate... If not, then the confidence it gives me works
Big mouth how do you break a reel when you get stuck?
For frogging I don't tie on a leader.Recently I have started using fluoro leader when I fish plastics like flukes etc. I tie stronger leader than my fireline on.... about twice the breaking strain than my fireline. Before that I never tied any leader on and I still caught fish, but I do think that the leader helps my catch rate... If not, then the confidence it gives me works
Big mouth how do you break a reel when you get stuck?