Bream Mad Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Hi Raiders, Just purchased a new heartland 7'6" matched to a laguna 1500 and went the whole hog with 2lb crystal fireline. Whilst rigging it up with a 2kilo leader I wondered wether i really need one at all. The fireline is bloody thin 80um whilst the leader is 150um. If the fireline is realy translusent wouldn't i be better off ditching the leader all together and tying jigs directly to the fireline? I will be using the combo on sandflats so abrasion resistance does not really matter. Cheers BM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macca Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 YES..... if i was you i would be using a 4lb flourocarbon leader of around 1-1.5m length.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jethro Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Have to agree... You might get away without a leader in certain situations but I would be using one all the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_Flatty Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Have to agree... You might get away without a leader in certain situations but I would be using one all the time Ditto three...whilst crystal fireline is really thin it isn't exactly clear so it is a good idea to put flurocarbon on the end. There is actually one abrasion risk on the flats...if you hook into a decent sized flatty that wolfs down your lure! In that particular case the extra diameter of the flurocarbon should help somewhat... Good luck mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevvie Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 i must agree too. Gotta have that extra protection from abrasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 I always use a leader because it adds a little bit of stretch into the system which you need for any sudden lunges right next to the boat as braid has very little stretch a sudden lunge will break the line or rod It is also handy to loosen the drag a little as the fish nears the boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Leader for sure! all of the above & I would go up to a 3-4kg leader. You never know what you are going to hook! Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurespinner Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 i always go for 4lb leader on the flats especially wen the bream r finnicky i havent actually needed anything heavier yet 4lb even did fine on a rat king i hooked =] i wouldnt use 2lb crystal straight thru coz its not clear like a flourocarbon underwater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing is quiet fun Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 hey yes always use a leader,but as light as possible. even bream can bite u off if they swallow ur lure deep enough, basically never happens though. i always think its good to have some stretch in ur line as sometimes i get confused wich way my drag goes and i tighten it instead of loosen and that stretch could just save the fish ur trying to land. cya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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