Splicing Leadcore To Regular Line

[Darrell]

I was wondering what knot do you use to splice in 1 or 2 colors of leadcore line to mono or spiderline and still be able to reel it on the reel. I am planning to use the Diawa Linecounter reel. Do you use 1 or 2 colors. How much reg line does one have before splicing in the leadcore.I herd someone say add about a 50 foot leader ahead of the leadcore.

[Eyez]

What I do, and I think it's pretty standard, is to strip the lead out of about 6 inches of the end of the leadcore, and tie back to back uni-knots (similar to a clinch knot) in the leader and the leadcore. It's pretty tough to tie a good knot without removing the lead from the leadcore. I know there's other ways too, but that works for me.

You use however many colors of leadcore you need to get a given bait to a given depth at a given speed. It all depends, I think that 3 colors is pretty standard. One color only makes a small difference, a few feet probably.

I use fireline backing, then the leadcore, and then about a 50 foot mono shock leader, so there's a little stretch in the whole rig. You can use more or less, it depends alot on the situation and your preference.


Eyez

[Darrell]

Thanks Eyez
What pound and brand mono shock cord do you use?

[Eyez]

I use 12 pound XT usually, but I think that any good line between 10 and 14 pound would work well.


Eyez