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Mingo
      
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Sailfish
      
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| What are you fishing for? I doubt very seriously if more than 1 in 10 members of this site ever buy pre made leaders. Actually, for many species, I don't even use a leader. Let me know what kind of tackle you'll be using and what you intend to catch and I'll teach you to make a better leader than you can buy.
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White Marlin
      
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what kind of leader do you need made?
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Mingo
      
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| i dont know how to make leaders, i want to fish for kings, pomps, reds, flounder, etc. , but really dont know what i need to use, i have got the fever bad !!!
Lg. Pier Cart / Pulled By 45 Y/O 
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Ruby Red Lip
      
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check out my post on surf questions and answers
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Backlash (6/11/2008)
i dont know how to make leaders, i want to fish for kings, pomps, reds, flounder, etc. , but really dont know what i need to use, i have got the fever bad !!! Store bought leaders   no need.
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| For Pompano, Redfish or Flounder, you don't really need a leader. None of them are going to bite you off. Unfortunately, you will get bit off by Bluefish, Mackerel and occasionally by Ladyfish while fishing for Flounder, Redfish or Pompano. I tie my lure or hook on using a double line Clinch Knot. I double my line using a 4 pass Surgeon's Knot (Identical to a Spider Hitch but less operator error prone.) If I am fishing from a boat, my Kayak or wading, I use wire only if targeting Mackerel or Kingfish. I use single strand wire if live baiting. Learn how to twist and break wire. Use #3-5 for live baiting and #7-9 for trolling. I use 18# test 7-Strand wire when fishing a Jerk Jigger (Gotcha) or jigs for Mackerel or Bluefish. Learn how to tie a Bristol knot for tying mono to wire. I sometimes tie a small snap to the end of the 7-Strand using a Figure 8 Knot or a 2 turn Trilene Knot. I seldom use sleeves. For inshore fishing I use 8# test Trilene XT or 8# Stren Dura Tuff 90% of the time with no leader. For Tarpon fishing, I use 20# test Stren Dura Tuff or 20# Trilene XT with a leader of 30# test Dura Tuff or XT.
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