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Originally posted by FriedDOAShrimpquote:
Originally posted by JIHUNTFISH1I actually tie knots that save lives for a living so i am pretty sure I am good there
Unfortunately you and i both know this statement is laughable, i wouldn’t have to call you out if you took me fishing (**() it
haha, yea i know but we at least know how too! Just trying to prove a point haha
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Like Stretch said short short leaders.Mine are about 4-6 inches of 30 lb.5-8 lb drag.
Stonoman
Using shorter leaders would imply braid has higher abrasion resistance (against shellfish encrusted pilings) than fluoro or mono. I have found this to absoutely be false, especially when comparing 20lb. braid (6lb. mono diameter) to 30 lb. mono or fluorocabon. There is no way you are better using straight 20lb. braid than straight 30 lb. fluorocarbon when fishing around struture. Braid is the LEAST abrasion resistant (per lb. test) of any line manufactured. Fluorocarbon is the most abrasion resistant.
A shorter leader allows for more accurate casting around dock structure thus decreasing the risk of abrasion to either leader or line.
Now Now guys. To each his own. I amheading out tomm with 6 rods rigged. I am going to try some of the folks rigging ideas and see what happens. I am going to try all lengths of mono and flouro leaders. I have actually even landed 30" fish there with my hook tied stright to the braid w a couple split shots.
Bottom line, if a bruiser pulls you under chances are your gonna bust! Winning the first 10 to 30 seconds of the battle and keeping them channel side is your best wewapon! If they get you heading were they wanna go bad news, you may get lucky and pullem out and only fray, but either way heavier/longer flouro/mono leaders with thicker circumfrence will improve your chances, but you will sacrafice some accuracy and leverage.
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Oh and sport!
Happy fishing fellas, glad this post got guys talking(thats a first for one of my post)haha, realy shows how different anglers are in their methods, and how so many different tactics can be employed.
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Yep. that is what is so good about this site. Everyone does things a bit different and there is always something new to learn.
20-50lb. braid, 6-8 feet 20-40lb fluoro tied with Sebile knot, egg sinker, swivel, 6"-18" 20-40lb. flouro. leader, hook. No loss of accuracy. Braid rubbing against barnacles/oysters = lost fish!
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Originally posted by jimmyaadamsA shorter leader allows for more accurate casting around dock structure thus decreasing the risk of abrasion to either leader or line.
- I’d rather be a free man in my grave than living as a puppet or a slave.
Raddaddy,
So you’re rig essentially has two leaders, correct? Or is the first piece just a short topshot and the “leader” the second piece of fluoro that’s attached to the swivel? Please clarify.
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Originally posted by RADDADDY20-50lb. braid, 6-8 feet 20-40lb fluoro tied with Sebile knot, egg sinker, swivel, 6"-18" 20-40lb. flouro. leader, hook. No loss of accuracy. Braid rubbing against barnacles/oysters = lost fish!
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Originally posted by jimmyaadamsA shorter leader allows for more accurate casting around dock structure thus decreasing the risk of abrasion to either leader or line.
- I’d rather be a free man in my grave than living as a puppet or a slave.
I guess you would say 2 leaders. Mostly, I use 6-8 feet of fluoro. leader with anything fished on braid whether it be a jighead or Carolina Rig. Flourocarbon sinks, so I will use monofilament only when I use topwaters. Otherwise, when you use braid, it should have at least 4 feet of fluorocarbon for added abrasion resistance around structure whether it be oysters or encrusted pilings.
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Originally posted by Black BartRaddaddy,
So you’re rig essentially has two leaders, correct? Or is the first piece just a short topshot and the “leader” the second piece of fluoro that’s attached to the swivel? Please clarify.
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Originally posted by RADDADDY20-50lb. braid, 6-8 feet 20-40lb fluoro tied with Sebile knot, egg sinker, swivel, 6"-18" 20-40lb. flouro. leader, hook. No loss of accuracy. Braid rubbing against barnacles/oysters = lost fish!
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Originally posted by jimmyaadamsA shorter leader allows for more accurate casting around dock structure thus decreasing the risk of abrasion to either leader or line.
- I’d rather be a free man in my grave than living as a puppet or a slave.
I know this thread is about redfish, but…as a trout fisherman(until the kills!), I don’t use leaders. Seagar Invisex 100 % Flurocarbon, 8 #, on spinning reels for Trout Tricks, Flukes,etc, 20 # Flurocarbon on baitcasters for spinnerbaits, Rage Blade and jerkbaits, and 50 # braid on baitcasters for topwater. Works for me.
Raddaddy is spot on about abrasion and lines. Pure flurocarbon is most abrasion resistant, braid is the least, mono in the middle.
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