Thread: How to Tie your King Leaders (Old ECPFF Archive)

Calvin Wrote:

[size=10pt]Snelled King Leader:


Things you need:

1. Sevenstrand uncoated wire preferably in 27 or 60 pound. 40 pound is frowned upon in this area for various reasons. Do not use coated wire under any circumstances!
http://www.7strand.com/prod.php?k=50...amp;p=PUR135SA



2. Eagle Claw or VMC treble hooks in sizes 6, 4, 2, 1, or 1/0. The smaller the number, the bigger the hook. The size of the baits will dictate what hook size you choose. Generally speaking, a size 4 is good for cigar minnows of all sizes and small hardtails. Size 1 would be for bigger hardtails and big menhaden. Size 6 would be for Spanish fishing with LY's or finger mullett.
http://www.shootnhunt.com/catalog......0702-0276.html


3. 30 - 50 pound rated swivels in black color as small as size as you can find. Doesn't matter what brand. Tsunami and Bill Fisher are 2 brands that I have used.


4. A good pair of wire cutters. I only use the best and that is Klein brand electricians pliers. Average price is around 30 dollars. They have absolutely nothing to do with fishing but as an ex electrician myself, I know there is nothing in the fishing industry that will match up to these.
http://crawfordtools.com/klein_journeyman.html





Make the leader:

1. Cut a piece of Sevenstrand about 18 to 24 inches long. Some people like long leaders, some like short. Too long you can't cast, too short you get clipped easier. Find your medium.

2. With the wire in one hand and the treble hook in the other - run one piece of the wire through the eye of the treble hook on the flat shank side. Only run it out to the bends in the hook.

3. Hold one piece of the wire in place and with the other hand start making ten wraps around the shank of the hook making sure the wraps are not on top of each other.

4. After your wraps are done take the other end of the wire and come back through the eye of the hook, and pull it tight.

5. On the free end of the wire tie an overhand granny knot to your swivel. Cut the tag end off as close as possible.

6. Wrap the leader around 2 fingers, pull it off, secure the ends, and store it away.[/size]

T. Mass Wrote:

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I start out with an owner size 1 or 1/O hook a swivel and about 3ft of 60# sevenstrand
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I put the wire through the eye of the hook and tie an over hand knot
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pull the knot tight and start wrapping the wire with 90 degree wraps
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make about 6 wraps
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trim off tag end of wire
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take the swivel and do the same thing as the hook
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pull tight and start the wraps
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roll up and store away

If this is to complicated a simple Overhand Knot will do the trick. Simply tie a Overhand Knot tighten the leader and cut off the tag end about a 1/4 inch.

I like the figure 8 knot, easy to tie and strong

I used to use a Gangaknots, but the OH or 8 is much easier and more dependable. :fishing:

Yep the way I like to do it is a snelled hook like calvin explains, and a figure eight to the swivel. The way Jimmy Summers and John G. do it is also pretty cool. Have to see if we can't get a tutorial on it someday soon too.

Hey Fin, you wouldn't happen to know a link for the "gangaknot"? Searched the web but nothing came up

comeing down this coming weekend for a week looking foward to fishing on the pier just wondering what the reasons are for not useing 40# seven strand any help would be great

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Hey Fin, you wouldn't happen to know a link for the "gangaknot"? Searched the web but nothing came up
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[size=12pt]Just pick a knot, any knot, and tie a gang of 'em together. Thus, a whole gang of knots![/size]

[quote author=Sdeibler link=topic=41.msg12040#msg12040 date=1338342503]
comeing down this coming weekend for a week looking foward to fishing on the pier just wondering what the reasons are for not useing 40# seven strand any help would be great
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40# wire seems to be the ideal size for the King’s dental work to clip like wire cutters.
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I have never had any luck with the overhand knots or figure eight knots. They are ok but if you have any kind of impact on them they are prone to breaking. I like to use the snell on the hook and the wrap as described in the original post for the swivel. It has never failed me. The only problem with the snell is that you loose some of the freedom of the bait so I normally have a few leaders tied with the wrap on the hook as well.