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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Fishing Forum Pike leader that doesn't deter lakers? |
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04/18/2022 02:20PM
Late May fishing for lake trout and pike. Targeting lakers, but in shallow-ish water some pike are also generally in the mix.
Do you use a leader on your spoons/crankbaits to keep the occasional pike from potentially breaking you off? If so, have you found one that doesn't seem to deter lakers? Thanks!
Do you use a leader on your spoons/crankbaits to keep the occasional pike from potentially breaking you off? If so, have you found one that doesn't seem to deter lakers? Thanks!
04/18/2022 02:49PM
Sometimes I use a 10 foot section of 25 lb fluorocarbon leader line when fishing Lakers in the Spring. I've caught a few lakers that way fishing with a deep diver or spoon... as well as a floating rapala with a couple split shot on the line. Mostly trolling but some cast and retrieve.
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04/18/2022 03:18PM
I troll for lakers with a spoon that is 3" to 4" long with a snap swivel. A northern bite-off is very rare. In the cold water, they don't seem as aggressive on the spoon and the rare or occasional pike I do catch seems to be a lip hook. So no leader.
04/18/2022 03:20PM
plander: "Sometimes I use a 10 foot section of 25 lb fluorocarbon leader line when fishing Lakers in the Spring. I've caught a few lakers that way fishing with a deep diver or spoon... as well as a floating rapala with a couple split shot on the line. Mostly trolling but some cast and retrieve."
+1.
04/18/2022 04:44PM
AmarilloJim: "I don't think anything will deter the LT but I use a 40lb fluorocarbon leader (3-4') to get my crankbaits back from the pike."
Yes, Lake Trout are aggressive eaters, but you don't want the weight of a leader affecting the action of a flutter spoon.
04/20/2022 08:14AM
Switched over from steel leaders to Flouro leaders a few years ago and never looked back. I'd recommend investing in some Seaguar 25lbs abrasion-resistant flourocarbon...super expensive, but worth every penny. The line is nearly invisible in the water. I tie 4-6' leaders that last forever so a 25yds spool lasts a long time. I haven't been broken off by any species of fish since I made the switch. The extra strength in the 25lbs means less lost baits to snag breakoffs, too. For my jigging rod, I will size down to either 14 or 17lbs.
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