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

Hmmm...
I landed my first tarpon (1978) and many kings on uncoated 40# Sevenstrand and both the hook and the swivel were secured only with two overhand knots.
Those knots (when cinched down tight) absolutely will not shift or unravel. :headbang:

I use a single overhand knot with 20 or 30lb AFW surfstrand and leave a 16th of an inch of tag after cinching it down.

thanks for the info guys see yall in a couple of days

What is wrong with 40# wires?

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What is wrong with 40# wires?
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40# wire seems to be the ideal size for the King’s teeth to clip like wire cutters.
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Use 40# more kings for me Its cursed to hell i use 30lb or 60lb

Hard to beat them Walmart black leaders with that nice shinny snap swivel to clip the hook on with. Don't hafe to fool with all that knot tyin and twistin stuff :yippee:

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Hard to beat them Walmart black leaders with that nice shinny snap swivel to clip the hook on with. Don't hafe to fool with all that knot tyin and twistin stuff :yippee:
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As an added bonus you won't have to bother dealing with many fish either. If a fish is stupid enough to hit a Walmart leader and so weak it can't escape, then it is time for that fish to be removed from the breeding population. Genetic improvement through inferior terminal tackle, wow who'd a thunk it

LOL!

When I first started fishing the pier (40 years ago) we would use the 9" long 3 pack leaders from Sears.
Something like this...
[img width=600 height=600]http://www.boonebait.com/images/06630.jpg[/img]

They were all shiney and silver with a HUGE snap that could be undone and slipped through the mouth and out the gill of a partially thawwed cigar minnow.
Then we'd clip a #2 treble hook on it and chunk it out for mackerel.
My buddy Tommy landed a 46# king on such a rig that remains as the DIPier record king to today. :headbang:
We caught a LOT of those dumb ole fish like that back then, and we lost a lot too when the snap would straighten out and the hook would pull off.
Not to mention the cut offs by small mackerel, bluefish and such.
I still remember the day Ms. 'Skeet' Walton and Mr. Cicero Nelson sat Tommy and I down at the picnic table to show us how to make a haywire twist with single strand wire leader. :headbang:

God bless 'em!

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As an added bonus you won't have to bother dealing with many fish either. If a fish is stupid enough to hit a Walmart leader and so weak it can't escape, then it is time for that fish to be removed from the breeding population. Genetic improvement through inferior terminal tackle, wow who'd a thunk it
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I was having a dull day, and then I read this.

I'm going to stop reading DRH's witty comments while drinking sodas! LOL!

:yippee: :bow:

Thanks for cheering me up, brother! :banana: