Tying on leader

[chief 1]

i am a soft plastics fisherman who is wondering what is the best way to tie on a leader,my friend recently put on 7.5kg line,trying to catch bream,flathead and trevally,he says he catches bream on that line but i haven't caught any bream on it

[Keechie]

use an albright knot onto some 6lb fluorocarbon this will catch you some good bream not that 7.5kg stuff way to heavy unless you are landing your plastic on the racks, goodluck and i hope it helps.

regards,
keechie

[Vindicator]

Bimini twist followed by a ducknose for me.

Cheers
Kezza

[chewy01]

For Braid up to 20lb i just use a uni knot and leader bout 12 though this is probably too heavy for clearwater bream.

[chief 1]

thanks keechie,vindicator and chewy01

[Tetsuo]

Edited sorry

[Tetsuo]

Go as light as you can and use an albright. I fish 2lb line with 4lb leader for bream. Go a bit heavier if you're using the outfit as an allrounder

[chief 1]

thanks alot guys,i have just done an albright on it,well hopefully i got it right because i stuffed up a couple of times but it is pretty easy now that i've done it,now i just have to see if the fish breaks off the knot

[chief 1]

My leader is about 50-75cm long,is it too short

[chewy01]

Hey chief i use a bit over a rod lenght so there is no strain on the knot wen you cast. Dont no if thats the go.

[chief 1]

thanks,do you catch lots of fish that way

[chewy01]

Mate,
my soft plas knowledge is limited to flathead and tarpon up till now but the flathead dont seem to worry. i use 20lb and a loop knot to tie the softie on and get plenty. im going to post a thread later to see how many flathead ppl expect to get in a session.I oly use a cheap 20lb mono with a loop knot and change it b4 i start each session. it seems to work but maye there are just a lot of flathead coz im no gun fisho.most of the bream i get are on small bombers wen chasing flatties:( hop this helps.

[chief 1]

i just did my leader again,it is probably around 1.8 metres long,so hopefully it works.Do you think the fish would see the 7.5kg line on top?

[chewy01]

I think they would be more put off by the shadow thrown by the braid. just my opinion though

[Keechie]

i just did my leader again,it is probably around 1.8 metres long,so hopefully it works.Do you think the fish would see the 7.5kg line on top?
7.5 kilo is too heavy for bream i was using 4lb the other day and i could see the bream, but i would take it by them and they were scared away so goes to show sometimes 2lb is a must.

regards,
keechie

[chief 1]

Thanks keechie,the leader i have on now is probably 4lb monofilament,i'm not sure,i just got it off an old little handline

[Tetsuo]

Ditto Keechie. 7.5kilo line is for snapper