twisted leaders
Submitted by grayzeee on Thu, 2011-06-09 13:13
terminating a twisted leader!
is it as simple as tying a uni with the open end to solid ring/hook/whatever ?????
also , do you half the poundage required of a leader or can you go a bit less due to stretch??
although a piece of doubled 50lb must have less abrasion resistance than a piece of 100lb no??
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terminate the loose end with
terminate the loose end with a suitable sized crimp and put on a swivel in the loop, not sure about tying them off, it may work but it'd be a tricky know considering i use 120lb jinkai for mine the other end is joined to a short double of your mainline with a cat's paw know for me. abbrasion resistance would be less because of the shape of said leader and for the poundage it'd depend if you're using for it's breaking strain or resistance to teeth, it'd have a fair bit of givve being twisted up and it has crossed my mind if i couldn't find more uses for them when trolling especially with braid if you felt the need to do this, especially around shallow reefy country. most of mine are around 2.5m long once complete or as far as i can stretch my arms.
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