Mono, flouro or 'leader material' for flounder rigs?

[berettafan]

I've gotten into the habit of just using whatever 30lb mono i have on hand to tie up very simple flounder rigs. Red hook, maybe two or three beads and that's it. Well in a recent transaction i ended up with some 30lb Jehro 'nylon leader' and thought i'd try it for my flounder rigs. it is more opaque than clear mono would be and quite a bit thicker. I'm thinking the thickness will translate into tangle resistance and abrasion resistance but I never really had issues with either using green 30lb big game. Also i had bought a couple flounder rigs at a tackle shop in Va beach and they apparently used the same stuff so maybe it's good?

Any thoughts on this?

[rich daiker]

I like flouro leader, but I usally am fishing a silgle hook and live bait on a slip rig.... Not sure it really matters when the bite is hot??? but i have outfished others some days when that was the only difference

[bigjim5589]

I've tied my own flounder rigs too for a long time, and I also use 30 lb line most of the time. I've even dropped down to 20 lb & see little difference.

Mine are more involved, bucktail teaser, a couple of beads & a spinner blade. I've used different brands of mono & some fluoro, and frankly don't see much difference in catch rates. If the fish are there & biting, I don't think the leader material makes much difference. It's certainly possible that at times it might, so I still tie up some with fluoro & some with mono, but most are tied with mono simply because it's cheaper. I have seen days when a bare hook with bait out fished the dressed rigs, so I guess it really depends on what mood they're in.

[rich daiker]

You got that right Jim!!!! Its thier world and we are just fishing in it??????????

[bigjim5589]

Yep just when we think we have it all figured out, they just don't cooperate!

That's why we call it "fishing" and keep coming back for more!

[berettafan]

How about it.

I was pretty much set in my 'no skirts, flash, etc needed 90% of the time' routine but then I see Jim with the exact opposite experience and I wonder what am I missing!

Maybe it just doesn't matter when you've got Gulp!

[Baldzilla 2.0]

I always used flouro and my buddy (who I always outfish) made fun of me telling me stupid fish that live in the mud can't see it...so he tied his minnow directly to braid and proceeded to outfish me 2-1...told him it was a fluke, did it again the next day...after that, I find it hard to believe it matters...

[TerpHeels]

I don't think flouro will buy u anything inshore...probably most of the garnish is cuz we enjoy it.

[27 sailfish]

I've seen flouro out fish regular mono but IMHO - it was not due to flouro being less visible.

My theory - the flouro is slightly stiffer and lays out straighter then mono. Most of us use mono off the 1/4 lb spools and it often retains the tight coils. Ever notice it seems to tangle ? True leader material is sold in coils - roughly 1 foot diameter.

Flounder do have good eye sight but I do not think they are leader shy. My dad used to make Flounder spreader bars from wire coat hangers. They were about 16 inches wide - short snelled hook went on each arm and a 2 to 6 oz torpedo sinker went in middle. Gaudy brass snap swivels were looped on each arm.

In clear water - Flounder had to see the whole rig and weight just inches from the strip of Bluefish on the hook. Dad put one spinner hook and one plain - some days one out caught the other. More then once - a single greedy Flounder took both hooks.

I caught a few Flounder about 20 inches right at Hooper's Island lighthouse few years ago. They hit a silver wire leader 7/0 hook ( pre package with plastic over wire ) with a strip of Spot - intended for Bluefish. That rig literally gleamed in the water.