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General => General Topwater & Jigging Discussion => Topic started by: Lex Forbes on April 12, 2009, 12:25:19 PM
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We have been tying up some twisties for our up coming trip to New Cal and have read many posts on the way some of you ty the bit leaders. We are going to try several of the types that have been suggested in the posts.
As well as one where we plait the bit leader back and nail knot it of at the top
We have been wondering if any one uses some form of anti chaffing material or flemish eye where the swivel is rubing on the leader at he bit end.
This always seems to be a concern when game fishing for other species?
Would appreciate your thoughts
Lex
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Hi Lex
You could definitely make a flemish eye or use plastic tubing in the same way that most trolling rigs are set up, but GT leaders don't seem to suffer the same kind of wear other gamefishing leaders do.
GT fishing tends to be more of the high intensity/short duration type of fight and the act of casting and retrieving the lures doesn't put as much pressure on the link as trolling. So you don't tend to get the prolonged abrasion that you would get with trolling a lure for a few days followed by a long drawn out fight on a big fish.
From my personal point of view, I put wind ons on conventional game gear with the intention of them staying there for some time and hopefully catching a bunch of fish. With Twisted leaders, I make plenty of them and replace them regularly.
That said, this part of the leader is potentially a weak link in long fight and you are going to a place with potentially monsterous GT's, so you might as well make them as strong as possible!
Cheers
Duncan