Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Reports & Expeditions
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Brandon Khoo:
--- Quote from: Andrew Poulos on March 31, 2007, 08:52:09 PM ---How big would you be going in the leaders ?
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twisted leaders at 120 pounds running at about 2.5 to 3 metres attached to a single strand of about 3 feet of 330lb leader. It's heavy!!
Andrew Poulos:
oh, that heavy!
How do you attach you're twisted 120lb to a single 330lb?
Brandon Khoo:
crimp is the easiest unless you like tying nail knots which is pretty tough with a leader of that size
Greg Burt:
Wecome back Bernie, at least you got away, had my first trip out wide since Xmas last Sun and chased home by 25-30knt SE bluster [not cyclonic though] that came through 6hrs earlier than was first forcast.
Q: What is the advantage of the twisted leader? with my game fishing and jigging caps on I see 120-150lb mono leeder and the 1mt of 330lb. The only stand out difference I can see in popping is casting. I was going to try and make one this afternoon from Luke's instructions but thought I'd get my reasons, whatfors and leeder sizes worked out first.
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Brandon Khoo:
bloody hell - unfortunately fishing is like that sometimes. Well, we gave the restaurants and bars in Port Vila a workout anyway!
The only application which I use twisted leaders for is popping and the primary advantage is the braid to leader connection. If you have a bimimi double, its a loop to loop type connection with a very small knot which passes through the guides very easily. For jigging, I don't really care how big the knot is as long as it can pass through the guides. I nearly always use an albright/bimimi connection although a friend of mine who has probably forgotten more about jigging than I have learned use a single strand of braid to his albright.
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