leaders

[will]

hi guys got a question for u, when fishing for bream/flathead/whiting/jack/cod etc do u guys use light line heavier leader due to toothy criters or do u fish light line with light leaders and chance more bust ups. :cheer: will

[shortie]

I fish different laeders for those species.

bream, whiting light

Flathead slightly heavier

Jack, cod heavier again.

[kevinchen19870316]

light line for extra casting and handling, heavy leader to preserve 100% of mainline strength and more abrasion resistance

[Cowfish13]

I usually just match my leader to my main line. I've got a couple of outfits to suit different species.

ie,

4lb main, 6lb leader for Bream

15lb main, 16lb leader for Cod, Snapper

[will]

do u find the heavier leader frightens the bream im having trouble catching bream on sp

[MichaelJ]

for bream use leader 8lb or less

[will]

how long for leader

[kevinchen19870316]

i use 1.8m

[fishyman]

i use 1 rod length, i have been known to use a very long leader on some occasions rack fishing or something

[will]

thanks guys :cheer: will

[MichaelJ]

i normally only have about 70cm-1m of leader

[Rocket75]

I normally use:

4lb crystal-6lb fluro

6lb fireline-6lb or 10lb fluro

8lb " -10lb fluro

20lb whiplash - 40lb fluro

My leader length depends entirely on how many times I change lures! It starts at about 1-1.5m and shrinks till I can no longer tie a knot with the remaining fluro:blush:

Does not seem to make much difference, but I "feel" safer playing a fish when I have a longer leader, especially amongst snags.

I have heard of "Purists" and comp fishos sometimes re-leader or re-tie after each fish, I am too lazy and fluro is too dear to do that I reckon:P

Rocket

[Feral]

I retie the lure after every fish, checking the leader for damage at the same time.

For smaller fish sometimes I use leader sometimes I dont. Leader is just easier to tie loop knots in than braid!

Big boys, always 40lb leader.

[pinkey]

It differs hugely. Depending on, the clarity of the water, how finniky or hungry the fish are, and if your using bait or lures, with lures for bream, in crystal clear water where they are finniky i like to use 3lb flurocarbon, where as in the brissy river, it doesnt seem to matter to much so i like to use around 8lb flurocarbon so that its fairly strong, the fish cant see it, and the action of the small lure isnt affected by the thickness of the leader. For targeting jacks, it depends on the lures, the bigger the lure, usually the heavyer leader you can go, but if your casting a smaller or delicate topwater lure you may need to go down to 12 - 15lb apposed to 30lb++ for a large lure. It also depends hugely on the structure, offcorse if there are sharp barnicles or heaps of snags you will deffenetly want to beef the leader.. But if its a blunt rockwall or a pontoon with not much sharp things growing off or around it than you can go a little more finnese. Just depends on the fish, location,tackle, and lure/baits.. fairly basic info, just my thoughts.

[namyau]

i use fluro leader is size 6lb,8lb,10lb and 12lb. sometimes i use mono (if im too lazy to dig around for the fluro) the mono i use is platypus lowstretch in about 12lb. also the length i use is approx 1 rod length

[Jeryl]

for bream i'd go for 4-6lb, flattie maybe 8-10lb i hardly use anything more than 10lb (yes even on the jew and threaddie :laugh: )

length at least a rod length to 2M

[jeff f]

can anyone tell me what the difference,if any, between normal florocarbon leader and egin flurocarbon leader is