using suspending plugs..

[inthecover]

i use 20 to 30lbs braid and tie a LOOP knot, helps with the action.

 

[apz245]

here is a link to berkely pike/musky fluorocarbon leaders, anyone have any experience with these?
http://www.berkley-fishing.com/products/terminal-tackle/leaders/muskypike-fluorocarbon-leaders
inthecover-i've switched now to tying my 30lb braid right to the lure, but I think im gonna lose lures/fish this way,

 

[chalkhorse]

i like the knot to be TIGHT on the eye, as if i slide it up to the top of the lure, i get more action and the lure goes shallower on the dive. if i slide it lower, or closer to the lip, it goes deeper and has less horizontal motion...

 

[inthecover]

I have lost a few fish/baits but using a leader takes my confidence and in fact reduces the number of fish i catch. If i was fishing northern ontario for 50" to 60" pike i might tie a leader on but the lakes i fish for pike produce that 30" to 40" range and i catch alot more than i loose.

Tie direct//gain MY respect. lol

 

[rich_ace_G]

I'm not really a fan of leaders (any kind) but that's just me. I use them when I'm using spinners and spoons because pike tend to inhale them. But for plugs, line-snap swivel-plug. that has always been and never lost any lure...but then again, i may have just been lucky.

 

[CanadianAngler87]

I never use leaders either, though there are a couple times I wish I would have had one. Especially when you see 30"+ Muskie staring you in the face..

 

[apz245]

Im not really used to fishing these baits, I mostly have experience catching pike on mepps spinners, spoons, and crankbaits occasionally.. they don't really affect the action of the first 2 mentioned..

just gonna tie it straight on for now.. so at least if i lose some lures i'll have inthecovers respect

i was testing the ultra light wire leaders today.. the smallest ones only weigh 0.2 grams and still weigh the thing down like an anchor

 

[inthecover]

You will be find and you will catch fish. 30lb braid is made for those toothy fish...... just dont blame me when the fish cuts your line hahahheheh

 

[apz245]

haha, dont worry I wont, i know the risks of fishing for pike :mrgreen:

 

[inthecover]

Good luck! i will be jumpin in my boat to catch some pike as soon as the ice is out in a cuple weeks. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: