What do you leadcoremen prefer. Mono or braid as a leader

  • mountain man
    Coon Valley, WI.
    Posts: 1419
    March 9, 2004 at 8:09 pm #1328815

    Had the pleasure in the last few years to fish some leadcore with Jeff Berg, Steve Lamb, and Pat Werner.
    Seemed like everybody uses something different for leader. Does it make a difference in any of your results???

    gillman
    red ming mn
    Posts: 83
    March 9, 2004 at 10:19 pm #295924

    I like to use flora-carbon for my leader.i have lost very few lures with it and catch rate is the same as mono and braids.zebra mussels dont cut it up as bad.

    b_sander
    Red Wing , MN
    Posts: 800
    March 9, 2004 at 10:47 pm #295931

    I use fireline, I like to dig with the core. Saves me a ton of lures!

    Chubs3109
    Posts: 12
    March 9, 2004 at 11:04 pm #295935

    do you braid it or how do you braid it. I am not undersanding that part. would a swivel work. sorry about all of the stupped questions. thanks

    greatplains
    Hudson, WI
    Posts: 73
    March 9, 2004 at 11:30 pm #295937

    Started using clear
    17# XT on the great lakes. Seemed to handle the Zeebs best. Just stuck with it.

    mountain man
    Coon Valley, WI.
    Posts: 1419
    March 9, 2004 at 11:31 pm #295938

    Chubs I should have said braided lines/ superlines…powerpro,fireline,spiderwire, but really you do kind of braid the two lines together, also. Similar to puting a leader on your flyfishing line.

    lenny_jamison
    Bay City , WI
    Posts: 4001
    March 10, 2004 at 12:22 am #295836

    I use Fireline.

    Gator Hunter

    bill_cadwell
    Rochester, Minnesota
    Posts: 12607
    March 10, 2004 at 1:00 am #295962

    Fireline and sometimes Trilene XT 10 lb.
    Thanks, Bill

    Dobber
    S.W. WI
    Posts: 113
    March 10, 2004 at 1:05 am #295960

    I use fireline most of the time but on ocasion heavy mono.

    Tom S
    Woodbury MN
    Posts: 150
    March 10, 2004 at 2:26 am #295980

    I also use Fireline and it has saved many crankbaits over the years.

    bri_bigeyes
    Farmington, Minnesota
    Posts: 229
    March 10, 2004 at 2:52 pm #296054

    I bounce back and forth between mono (8lb XT) and Fireline. It’s important to note that if you are using fireline to make sure you have a trolling rod with a soft tip or you are going to rip the hooks out of a lot of fish. I guess that is why I sometimes use mono still, with a long leader, to provide a little more give during that battle.

    willowcat
    Lake City, MN
    Posts: 97
    March 10, 2004 at 3:10 pm #296058

    I’ve never done the lead core thing before but I’m planing on giveing it a try this year. I built myself a 8′ fiberglass med/hvy rod with a moderate tip. would this work good for lead core? Other “Q,” Do you use this method for, pulling live bait rigs, cranks, or bolth?

    fireflick
    Alma WI
    Posts: 875
    March 10, 2004 at 5:17 pm #296085

    I use 30# Fireline. Saves tons of cranks.

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