Got this braid for Christmas and all shops are closed cus of holiday so i can't buy any leader
Posted by Fr0sty57
11 Comments
ranting_chef on
I was under under the impression you almost always wanted a leader. I’ve thrown frogs tied right to braid but almost everything else gets a leader.
jimmythespider on
I’ve been catching fish on straight braid for years. Go for it.
FamiliarWheel3412 on
What are you fishing for?
patrickthunnus on
Depends on what you fish for and how.
slowbilly on
Nope. You don’t need a leader. Straight braid works 100% fine. Leaders break off more fish than they attract. Don’t fall for the hype.
Powerful_Anywhere642 on
In the interest of this not being a troll post. Yes, always use leader.
Braid is extremely fragile in comparison to leader when it comes to abrasion, Knicks, fish teeth, gills. Not to mention leader is invisible to a fish. Has casting elasticity and just wow always, always use leader.
Electrical_Sun_7116 on
I mean, having a nice leader certainly won’t hurt you in like 99% of presentations and will improve stealthiness and abrasion at a minimum as well as add a shock leader segment. I use expedition for everything from panfish to tuna and almost always use an application appropriate leader (mostly seaguar gold) but that’s just my personal taste, YRMV.
Hairy_Muff305 on
I always use a leader – a few feet of fluoro will cope with all the abrasion issues, short of teethy fish like pike.
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I was under under the impression you almost always wanted a leader. I’ve thrown frogs tied right to braid but almost everything else gets a leader.
I’ve been catching fish on straight braid for years. Go for it.
What are you fishing for?
Depends on what you fish for and how.
Nope. You don’t need a leader. Straight braid works 100% fine. Leaders break off more fish than they attract. Don’t fall for the hype.
In the interest of this not being a troll post. Yes, always use leader.
Braid is extremely fragile in comparison to leader when it comes to abrasion, Knicks, fish teeth, gills. Not to mention leader is invisible to a fish. Has casting elasticity and just wow always, always use leader.
I mean, having a nice leader certainly won’t hurt you in like 99% of presentations and will improve stealthiness and abrasion at a minimum as well as add a shock leader segment. I use expedition for everything from panfish to tuna and almost always use an application appropriate leader (mostly seaguar gold) but that’s just my personal taste, YRMV.
I always use a leader – a few feet of fluoro will cope with all the abrasion issues, short of teethy fish like pike.
Yes
Depends what species, what country, what place…
Flurocarbon works best almost invisible in water