Berkeley Big Game mono is all I use for leader material. Cheap and it works great. I have also noticed that “leader material” seems to be harder than regular line off the bulk spool.
I have always use left over spools, of what ever I had used spooling reels. It was on hand, and used as leader material. Those small spools (110 yards) of 20 lb. Floro / mono work great! Best bang for your buck!
Love both of those. I use those Ande mono spools to make my fly leaders and have been using Vanish for tippet and leader on conventional gear for a while. They work great. For dark backwater snook where visibility is little, I prefer Mason’s hard mono. That stuff is fantastic and holds up to those gill plates
I used plan mono sten trilean for years and caught thousand of fish so then fluo started makeing the fishing news but you can see it just as well as mono there plenty of test out there that prove it maybe in certain water conditions might be alittle better but would it make s real differents i call ify on that
2:42 ' monofilament no problem because it is more abrasion resistant' Excuse me if I am wrong, since when monofilament line is more abrasion resistant than fluorocarbon line?
I have to ask. Keep the comments in line guys. Tony, my question is, why should I buy 20lb mono "leader material", when I already have mono line. Isn't mono, just mono?
I quit using fluoro altogether because I couldn't afford the high end stuff and honestly it's just hype IMO. I'm sixty one years old and have caught thousands of fish on monofilament before braid became a thing. If it ain't broke...
I generally fish the mostly dirty water here in Charleston SC and usually use either the Ande or Momoi diamond mono. When I need a fluorocarbon leader in the cleaner water I usually use Seaguar Blue or Yozuri.
When I'm going for snook and tarpon I fish 40 lb braid with 50 lb yozuri fluorocarbon cause I find it on sale a lot. When I'm fishing a smaller rig for regular fish I use 25lb Berkley Trilene big game( with 15 lb mainline braid). cause you can get like 500 yd from Walmart for about 12 bucks. Sometimes ill buy some 25 lb fluorocarbon which is typically just whatever I can find on sale cause I buy it and use it pretty rarely, I just don't find that fluoro makes much of a difference even in clear conditions.
@@bhaubert ill tell you what, I was spending big bucks on fluorocarbon and then another UA-camr tipped me off on Berkley big game and I haven't noticed much difference except I have a lot more money.
hello my friends I have a question? ANDE monofilament line is the same as ANDE monofilament leader material !! I can use the ANDE line as a leader material
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If your main line is braid then the answer is yes in most cases. If your main line is a decent quality monofilament then you should be okay without a leader in most situations.
Tony, I could never find a UA-cam video or article explaining what products labeled "Leader" are, or why I needed to use specific leader material when I started saltwater fishing. Are products labeled "Leader" any different than, say, regular 20# mono? Even Seaguars website fails to answer the question.
Good question. I could not find an answer anywhere. There does seem to be a difference between leader material and line. I had 20 lb seagur florocarbon leader and 20 lb flourcarbon line. The leader felt thicker and less flexible. In short it felt stronger but is a lot more expensive. I have been buying flourocarbon line but usually use a heavier test like 25 or 30 lb. So far, I have not lost any fish due to this and get a lot more for the money.
The diameter is the only thing I've come across other than that is just another scam to take away your hard earned money. I've caught a 6 foot hammerhead with a 2.49 Walmart mono spool, 80 pounds as leader
Click here to get Ande Mono: bit.ly/3cFXZFr
And click here to get Berkley Vanish Fluorocarbon: bit.ly/3guNypq
you can never go wrong w/ the big spool of berkley big game
Hi I have been using Berkle trileane mono line 30 pound test for years
Same here , mainly in green. I catch a lot of fish
Berkeley Big Game mono is all I use for leader material. Cheap and it works great. I have also noticed that “leader material” seems to be harder than regular line off the bulk spool.
Same here in 30#. Have both clear and green. I caught a 10#+ Cubera snapper just last month no problems
I have always use left over spools, of what ever I had used spooling reels. It was on hand, and used as leader material. Those small spools (110 yards) of 20 lb. Floro / mono work great! Best bang for your buck!
Seaguar inshore flouro… relatively new and much less expensive than blue label. 100 yd for $20 for 30 lb which is cheaper than Vanish.
Seaguar is better than vanish imho
Tony ain't skipping arm day lol
Ande is good stuff, been using it for years.
Have a spool of pink ande from 2007 going strong
Love both of those. I use those Ande mono spools to make my fly leaders and have been using Vanish for tippet and leader on conventional gear for a while. They work great. For dark backwater snook where visibility is little, I prefer Mason’s hard mono. That stuff is fantastic and holds up to those gill plates
Do a video on steel leaders please
Is there any difference between a normal mono line compared to a mono leader material?
I used plan mono sten trilean for years and caught thousand of fish so then fluo started makeing the fishing news but you can see it just as well as mono there plenty of test out there that prove it maybe in certain water conditions might be alittle better but would it make s real differents i call ify on that
Fantastic explanation, make sense
Yeah that Berkeley vanish is great stuff and cheap in Walmart. For my mono I don't know, I like that red Cajun line from zebco. It's cheap too.
2:42 ' monofilament no problem because it is more abrasion resistant' Excuse me if I am wrong, since when monofilament line is more abrasion resistant than fluorocarbon line?
Never. He’s literally the first person I’ve ever heard say this. It’s the main advantage of Fluoro vs mono.
I have to ask. Keep the comments in line guys. Tony, my question is, why should I buy 20lb mono "leader material", when I already have mono line. Isn't mono, just mono?
Seaworx floro is best I’ve used so far. 25yds of 10 or 15 under $8
Great tip - thanks Tony
Thanks Tony!
may be OK for Short leader, I would Not advise using Vanish for spooling a spincast, it will literally leap off the reel in tangles.
Thanks for the tip!
Man I always thought flourocarbon was supposed to be stronger/more abrasion resistant than mono! Learn something new on all Tony's vids
Ande all day!
Question why pay 10.00 for the fluor wen u can pay 15.00 and get 300 yards same vanish line?
I quit using fluoro altogether because I couldn't afford the high end stuff and honestly it's just hype IMO. I'm sixty one years old and have caught thousands of fish on monofilament before braid became a thing. If it ain't broke...
@@pakde8002 that's the truth there
I generally fish the mostly dirty water here in Charleston SC and usually use either the Ande or Momoi diamond mono. When I need a fluorocarbon leader in the cleaner water I usually use Seaguar Blue or Yozuri.
I basically use Vanish these days.
20, 14, 12, and 8 lb test.
When I'm going for snook and tarpon I fish 40 lb braid with 50 lb yozuri fluorocarbon cause I find it on sale a lot. When I'm fishing a smaller rig for regular fish I use 25lb Berkley Trilene big game( with 15 lb mainline braid). cause you can get like 500 yd from Walmart for about 12 bucks. Sometimes ill buy some 25 lb fluorocarbon which is typically just whatever I can find on sale cause I buy it and use it pretty rarely, I just don't find that fluoro makes much of a difference even in clear conditions.
Plus one on berkley big game. Cheap and gets the job done
@@bhaubert ill tell you what, I was spending big bucks on fluorocarbon and then another UA-camr tipped me off on Berkley big game and I haven't noticed much difference except I have a lot more money.
hello my friends I have a question? ANDE monofilament line is the same as ANDE monofilament leader material !! I can use the ANDE line as a leader material
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I’m new to saltwater fishing. Do you need to use a leader when fishing for redfish if your mainline is around 12-15 lb test?
If your main line is braid then the answer is yes in most cases. If your main line is a decent quality monofilament then you should be okay without a leader in most situations.
@@pakde8002 Thank you!
Use shimano aspire and think it's best
Tony, I could never find a UA-cam video or article explaining what products labeled "Leader" are, or why I needed to use specific leader material when I started saltwater fishing. Are products labeled "Leader" any different than, say, regular 20# mono? Even Seaguars website fails to answer the question.
Good question. I could not find an answer anywhere. There does seem to be a difference between leader material and line. I had 20 lb seagur florocarbon leader and 20 lb flourcarbon line. The leader felt thicker and less flexible. In short it felt stronger but is a lot more expensive. I have been buying flourocarbon line but usually use a heavier test like 25 or 30 lb. So far, I have not lost any fish due to this and get a lot more for the money.
The diameter is the only thing I've come across other than that is just another scam to take away your hard earned money. I've caught a 6 foot hammerhead with a 2.49 Walmart mono spool, 80 pounds as leader
is it true fluorocarbon line takes 1000 years to disintegrate?
most plastic products do, not just fluorocarbon fishing line.