Yeah,my comment. That was a GREAT video. To the point, not too long and got the instruction down pat. Perfect! Now you have to teach the rest of the RU-vidrs how to make a video. Thanks!!
Not to scare you but i saw a 200# mono bite leader pop last year on a sportboat. Never used before and right at the boat the bluefin got through it. Leader looked like it had been in a fight with a scalpel when he brought it up. Guy said it was brand new so it was all from the one fish. Fish was probably pushing 200# so it was a big fish. I've seen, and im sure youve caught and seen as well, dozens if not hundreds of big bluefin caught on 200# mono and i have only ever seen it fail the one time but it scared me into 300# flouro. The cost is insane though. 30 meters of 300# Seaguar Blue Label is $120. Ridiculous. Im certainly not handing them out on boats at that price but it lets me sleep at night. Fish dont seem to mind the 300# flouro at all. Gets bit very well.
@user-ci2xg7rq5y it is always a possibility, especially if it's a longer fight and the line is in the mouth as opposed to the hook being set in the corner of the mouth. But for the cost, I prefer mono. I'll keep a few pre-made in my bag and just swap them out if they show signs of wear.
@@FreeSpool yeah the cost is certainly absurd and it's certainly not like the couldn't get through 300# flouro too. Just feel better about it. I've caught my fair share of night time bluefin on jigs and I don't think I've ever hooked one in the corner. They seem to suck that jig in deep in my experience.
Great video! One tip for you: if you have to trim the line to get it to fit in the sleeve: your line cutter is dull and it is pinching the line prior to cutting it… stay sharp when line cutting and trimming will not be necessary!
thanks for taking the time to do the video, question, so you really don't the solid ring to connect to the jig or hook? and what knot do you use to attach the braid to the swible
You can use a solid ring if you would like to for the connection to the jig and hooks. I like to use a 300lb + rated split ring so that I can make these leaders ahead of time. It makes it easy to replace ones that get chaffed or set them up on new jigs on the boat without having to solder. Using split rings make it very fast to change them out. I typically tie the swivel straight to my 100LB Braid with a San Diego Jam Knot. There are guys that like to tie a Bimini Twist and then tie the SD Jam Knot with the loop of the Bimini so that there are two lines going through the swivel instead of one.
Those swivels seem awful small though they are rated for more than 300 lbs, my concern is the thin wire may cut through the heavy leader on a long fight. Have you ever had one fail on a heavy fish??
I haven't had a failure on any of the leaders I've made. The spring chafe guard helps protect the line against that. There is some other style guards that you can substitute as well. A solid plastic thimble or a plastic tube.
Yes they would. There are a few different styles of chafe tunes available that work just fine. Metal spring, like the ones shown, plastic spring, heat shrink tube etc.
If they are big enough to get two squeezes with the pliers, one sleeve would suffice. If they are only big enough to get one squeeze, I would run two sleeves on each end of the leader.
You can solder a ring if you'd like. I like using the split rings for the ease of being able to swap out leaders quickly if needed. I use the owner split rings and they go up to a 420 lb rating.
@@scottspangenberg5576 here's a link to the crimpers... www.tackledirect.com/billfisher-cn-10-hand-crimper.html And I like Shimano's 7" split ring pliers www.tackledirect.com/shimano-power-pliers.html?mainc=SHM-3212&gclid=CjwKCAiArOqOBhBmEiwAsgeLmeQ74YEluaCYf8J9yspuLRlhlVq4sRiEbhnkpWLGcUz-bhTx7JtgDhoCywkQAvD_BwE
