carps 1 Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 im just curious wat leaders people use for soft plastics and hard boddy lures as i was being a tite ass and bought some penn leader material 20lbs and was shocked at how thick it is i use saltiga surf braid 15lbs and really struggled with the dif in diameter to get a good knot,and also had prob with it going through my guides... so tell me what is the best leader,,, cheers big ears = .fishswim. .fish. .fishswim. .fish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ranger 48 Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 I'm currently using Nitlon and BassHard, but there's a plethora of different leader brands out there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coonta kinta 1 Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 Siglon Sunline I think it is and some other cheap stuff that I wont be buying again. Am very happy with the Siglon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carps 1 Posted May 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 yea the problem is most are in sealed packets so without buying them its hard to know :thumb: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vb4me 1 Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 Im sure the shop wont mind you crackin a few open and doin a few trial knots to see which 1 you prefer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benny 1 Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 I use berkely vanish, as its pretty cheap and works pretty well too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brenton 637 Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 If your talking large S/Ps and H/bs in 15lb i use 8kg lo stretch in mono,if your talking bream gear 5lb i use surecatch and have found it to be better than Vanish. cheers brenton Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shark_Fisho 1 Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 black magic tough flurocarbon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benny 1 Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 Yeah surecatch is pretty good too! I had a spool of 15lb but ran out... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bocky 2 Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 I fish bass hard braid with either nilton or bass hard leaders. Only 6lb to 8lb though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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