Leader Question

XIntel007 · 04-22-11, 11:56 PM

I am going to go out on a limb here and risk sounding stupid. What is the point of a leader? I know, the point is suposed to be invisibility to the fish. But.... the leader is usually made of a lighter line than the main line on your real so why not just use that same line throughout your real??? It seams to me that a leader introduces an additional knot to break and reduces the overall strength of your rig. I am sure there is great logic out there so I would love the education. I probably need to add this to my list of things to learn/master.

Thanks in advance.

04-22-11, 11:56 PM	#1
XIntel007 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Woodbridge, VA Posts: 102	Leader Question I am going to go out on a limb here and risk sounding stupid. What is the point of a leader? I know, the point is suposed to be invisibility to the fish. But.... the leader is usually made of a lighter line than the main line on your real so why not just use that same line throughout your real??? It seams to me that a leader introduces an additional knot to break and reduces the overall strength of your rig. I am sure there is great logic out there so I would love the education. I probably need to add this to my list of things to learn/master. Thanks in advance.

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