Leader Material Preferences.

[robins123]

Reading an article on this and the guy claims that Florocarbon material is brittle and liable to break at the knot. Just made up a heap of "Knotted Dogs" 30lb doubled for Barra so am a bit worried. Anyone had problems with Flurocarbon? Any advise apreciated

[Little grey men]

It's got me thinking. I use 12lb FC Rock flurocarbon for my freshwater stuff. I had one yellowbelly break the leader right at the waters edge ( not a big fish either ) and I broke the same leader material the other day trying to free a bass from a grassy snag...didn't pull the line very hard and it seemed to pop fairly easy. I'm thinking of going back to Platypus Platinum in 12lb.
Perhaps it's just a bad batch...I also use 20lb FC Rock and It's as strong as hell. If it gets snagged it's a real job to break it off.
I might rig up with the mono and give it a go for a while.

[trueblue]

just buy good quality flurocarbon leader, and use a good knot with plenty of lube (spit) - and don't tighten the knot too quickly - you shouldn't have any problems at all with proper flurocarbon.

[reidy]

Good day,
Fluro leader can be cut by braid or gelspun if the knot is poor.The braid (knot)compresses under pressure and cuts though the leader .The lighter the braid/fluro the more prone to cutting.Uni to uni tied with care works well for me.
Cheers
Reidy