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A Case For Short Leaders On Core
WingNut 
 		  Home: New York , USA   06/08/2006 19:08
 

I breathed a big sigh of relief as I watched the 14#+ steelhead slip into the net. The odds are always in the Bow's favor right up until that last tense second that you know she's yours for keeps. I remember wondering what had kept that silver missle from streaking airborne. Six colors of leadcore line had a lot to do with it I'm sure. However previous experiences with leadcore and steelhead usually ended badly with a leaping fish spitting the hook back at me. So what kept this brute from jumping? In the past I had used long leaders of 50-75'on my leadcores. After limited success I started inquiring around as to the leader lengths other fishermen used and found that the average was much shorter than mine. I shortened up to 25' and started getting more hits, especially on choppy days. I contend that the reason for my increased success was the action of the leadcore stalling and falling, then surging and rising was more directly transmitted to my lures on the shorter leaders. Longer leaders, mono in particular as it floats, would seem to likely act as a dampener to this action in this nut's mind
Oh yeah! The steelhead! Is it also possible that the shortened leader also transmitted the drag of the leadcore more constantly on that baby? The fish made some impressive displays of anger on the surface but I don't believe that it ever left the water. The leader length in this case was less than 8' if memory serves correctly. That's right, 8' and I've seen shorter on Salmonhead's core rigs. Mine have dwindled down to 15' to start and don't get retied until they are less than 5' or so and I catch more fish on core than ever before with longer leaders. Did the short leader illicit the strike and tame the beast? I say yes!

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Re:A Case For Short Leaders On Core
t3pt6k 
 		  Port: Grand Haven, MI   06/08/2006 19:55
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You make a well thought out case for shorter leaders on cores and I used to also go long with leaders and have kept them mainly short since last season as they shrunk from retieing I beleive the rods became more productive as well.
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Re:A Case For Short Leaders On Core
McFly 
 		  Home: Saginaw , MI   06/09/2006 21:53
Brookie
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Definately a must with the short leader. I start off at 20' and run them down to about 8'. They catch plenty of fish. The more mono out puts more drag on the lure lessening the effects of the core. Good point and tip!
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Re:A Case For Short Leaders On Core
jamoke 
 		  Port: MIlwaukee   06/10/2006 04:39
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I'l have to try the shorter leaders. I think the shortest one I run is around 50ft. Last year my leadcores were by far the hottest set-up, but maybe this will make them even better.
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Re:A Case For Short Leaders On Core
SkeinMachine 
 		  Port: Anywhere on the north shore of lake.O   06/10/2006 08:28
Coho
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20 ft leaders off copper aswell,the deeper the presentation,the shorter the leader.

Spring fishing with 2,3 & 5 colors were smokin' with 100-150 ft leaders pulling shallow running sticks.
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