Best Fluro Leader material.

For those of you who are fishing braided line connected to a Fluro leader, What brand of Leader material are you using. I have been using the Trout / steelhead leader material from Seaguar and have been rather happy with it. Just curious what others here have been using. I know some who use the Seaguar blue label. I’m not sure if that is a fluro designed as a leader material or as a mainline. I have heard there is a difference between fluro designed as mainline and those designed as leader material. Not sure if that is true or not.

I use the Seaguar Blue Label when I’m in places that have toothy critters and I am using lures that they love like spinner baits, chatter baits, crank baits, jerk baits, etc.

In places that generally do not have as many pike, I use Seaguar Invizx, or if I am using a finesse soft plastic technique.

I use the P-Line CX Premium Fluorescent. Have had good results with knot strength. Other brands, not so much….

-J.

I use both the p line and seagaur

I’ve had good luck Seaguar and pline.
Wouldn’t use Vanish if you paid me.

That’s funny. I’ve had very good luck with Vanish.

I’ve tried the vanish and it seems very weak compared to the Berkeley professional grade fluorocarbon in the gold box.

I landed a 45 inch Muskie up on Leech a few years back. Using 6 lb Vanish as a main line.

lindyrig79 wrote:

I landed a 45 inch Muskie up on Leech a few years back. Using 6 lb Vanish as a main line.

Miracles happen every day! I would say that was lucky no matter what brand line you were using at six pound test.

“Berkeley professional grade fluorocarbon in the gold box.” That’s what I use. Tough.

Gino wrote:

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I landed a 45 inch Muskie up on Leech a few years back. Using 6 lb Vanish as a main line.

Miracles happen every day! I would say that was lucky no matter what brand line you were using at six pound test.

It was lucky, particularly the hook placement. However then there was some skill in fighting the fish too

Well that goes without saying!

It’s all the same to me. I can’t recall the last time I lost a fish because my line snapped. I don’t target pike or musky, mostly walleye or any river fish. Bought some of that cheap fluorokote off Amazon. Works like it should.

I’ve tried several. I keep going back to blue label. I like the maxima mono leader material, too.

Seaguar Blue Label. Best stuff I have found.

I use vanish in 6, 8, 10 and 12 lb for various things. I also keep 10, 12, and 14lb mono for snells or lindy rigs depending on if I want low vis or a little extra sink or float property. What am I missing using vanish over other brands? I use a small wrap count uni- uni knot to tie it to the main braid and I haven’t had that knot fail even when breaking off a snag intentionally – always breaks at the lure or hook. Landed a 39” pike on it last year and boat flipped walleyes and landed lots of hammer handle pike. No problems yet.

fishthumper wrote:

For those of you who are fishing braided line connected to a Fluro leader, What brand of Leader material are you using. I have been using the Trout / steelhead leader material from Seaguar and have been rather happy with it. Just curious what others here have been using. I know some who use the Seaguar blue label. I’m not sure if that is a fluro designed as a leader material or as a mainline. I have heard there is a difference between fluro designed as mainline and those designed as leader material. Not sure if that is true or not.

Supposedly leader fluoro is supposed to be coated making it more resistant to wear. I am of the opinion you are dealing with such thin material that a coating isn’t going to do much, so I just opt to use mainline fluoro as a leader.

Supposedly leader fluoro is supposed to be coated making it more resistant to wear. I am of the opinion you are dealing with such thin material that a coating isn’t going to do much, so I just opt to use mainline fluoro as a leader.
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I use to do the same. I had several good fishermen who told me that they are told by dealer rep’s there is several big difference’s between mainline fluro and Leader fluro. They said their bite offs from pike went WAY down after they started using the leader material. I can say it feels different and My bite offs have also seemed to go way down since making the switch. It may be nothing more than a sales gimmick from companies to sell more expensive line. I guess there is no way to tell. There have been a few test done that seen to support that it is different. But who knows.

I love the sufix fluro. Good knots and feel to it. Used one roll of vanish and it broke all the time. Set hook and it would just break. Fish the miss so alot of zebra muscles and maybe that cut bgg the vanish?

Fluorocarbon isn’t created equal.

It’s no joke with the difference between actual “leader” material compared to “line”.

Yes it costs a lot more, but actual leader material is far tougher against pike, snags, zebes, etc. Blue label is great stuff, as is Seaguar STS which is about half the cost.

Using a 330 yard spool of any fluorocarbon “line” as leader material is like using a canoe paddle on a 20′ walleye boat.

fishthumper wrote:

I guess there is no way to tell.

I would say that the best way to tell is by using it.

For a long time, I didn’t know there was a difference. Then people started commenting that there was, so I tried it. I have seen an big improvement on less bite-offs in just one season. It still happens, but far less often.

For those of you using the Seaguar Blue Label, what pound test do you prefer? I’ve been using the 20 pound. Seems like anything bigger is very stiff and tough to tie knots with.

I was using 10 lb. for most of my fishing until I got broke off a few times a few outings ago. It was probably my fault for not checking the knot and line for nicks. I changed to 17Lb. yesterday and it didn’t seem to matter to the fish and did not get broke off or have 1 nick that I could tell. The 17 lb. actually was easier to tie to the braided line. Was slightly more difficult to tie to the lure.

“The 17 lb. actually was easier to tie to the braided line. Was slightly more difficult to tie to the lure.”

FT, what knot are you using for the flouro to lure? I have a hard time with an improved clinch knot and heavier flouro. A uni is ok and I saw a tv show where the guy used a palomar. Thanks

Think I am going to pick me up some leader material finally.

Love me some summer spinners on the weedlines. Also love the toothy critters, anyone know how thick a leader material you can get that will still allow good spin with you average quick change clevis?

I carry Blue label from 4 lb to 30 lb. mostly use 8, 10 and 12. All depends on the situation and presentation.

Gregg Gunter wrote:

“The 17 lb. actually was easier to tie to the braided line. Was slightly more difficult to tie to the lure.”

FT, what knot are you using for the flouro to lure? I have a hard time with an improved clinch knot and heavier flouro. A uni is ok and I saw a tv show where the guy used a palomar. Thanks

I normally only tie two knots for line to lure connections. I use the Palomar knot often and use another one I don’t even know the name of. Its real close to the trilene knot but with a extra pass through the big loop. I’m not even sure where I learned it. I have tied it most of my fishing life. same as in this video but after passing the line thru the loop near the hook eye I then pass the line back thru the bigger loop created by the wraps. I hope that makes sense. I never seen anyone else use this knot. Never had a problem with it.

Deuces wrote:

Think I am going to pick me up some leader material finally.

Love me some summer spinners on the weedlines. Also love the toothy critters, anyone know how thick a leader material you can get that will still allow good spin with you average quick change clevis?

Not sure what you mean sir?

Your swivel does the spinning, not the leader.

Muskie guys regularly use 150#+ fluoro leaders with a snap/swivel.

Thanks man. That sounds like a cross of the trilene and the improved clinch. I’ll play with it

B-man wrote:

Not sure what you mean sir?

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Deuces wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>B-man wrote:</div>
Not sure what you mean sir?

Ah, gotcha

When I read spinners on weedlines, bass baits popped in my head.

I’d imagine you could go pretty heavy, but I think 12-17# would easily suit your needs for harnesses.

Give that STS stuff a try. A 100 yard spool is about the same price as a 50 yard spool of Blue Label.