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"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Sat, 2 May 2009 07:28:45 -0700 (PDT), CoachPotato
wrote:



I prefer mono over metal leaders mainly because of the kinks. And I
can easily make my own leaders with mono (80#) where I can't so easily
(and cheaply) with metal.

I thought a couple times about getting a crimping kit and materials to
make up my own metal leaders, but it's so easy buying what I need off
the rack I never did. If I ever get to where I can fish more I still
might do it.

At least I did have the pleasure of fighting that big ol' sturgeon
clear to the net - and would likely have had to release it anyway as
it may well have been over 66". That's my story and I'm sticking to
it... ;-)

Maybe you should rethink that. From your telling of it I estimated
that fish at a minimum 6'. That's 72."

--Vic

I used to make my own long metal leaders (3-4 ft) for fishing reds around
piers. They're smart fish and head for the barnacles as soon as you set the
hook!

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On May 2, 2:27*pm, Richard Casady wrote:
On Sat, 2 May 2009 06:32:25 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
Mono is more forgiving, it stretches instead of breaking.

Not really. Either the leader or the main line will break at whatever
it breaks at.

Nope, knots, kinks, etc. can and does affect the tinsel strength.
The abilitity of the line to stretch before failure can save a lot of
lures. Think in terms of a short cycle of overloading versus a
constant overloading.