RE: Leaders for trolling lures
I agree with you, Xanadu...wahoo are pretty ferocious and not skeered much by leaders. In fact, we rig the Yo-Zuris here at Sam's on 400 lb. American Fishing Wire stranded cable. They still get eaten and you don't have to watch the rigging so closely for failures. In other words, the 400 lb. stays solid for many strikes. Like Speckulator said, single strand is good, too, might result in a few more bites, but I've had days where we couldn't keep the wahoo off the plugs rigged with 400. As for favorite colors, I've said it before, but the so-called "Ninja" is as deadly as I know of. It is black with pink tiger stripes on the back. Black/orange and black/purple are good, too. I've caught fish on the Dorado color, also. My favorite size is the F53...seems to mimic the silhuoette of the average hardtail in our area. Single swinging hooks are the only way to go; the doubles act as dehookers if they get turned just right in the fish's mouth. Good luck...Bryan Bennett, Sam's Orange Beach, (251) 981-4245
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