1350lb mono leader

I have been wanting to try it but I cant find any around here let me know how it works for you I started thinking about it ever since I started watching SWORDS

i have used 1000, i did not get cut off i like 7 stran cable better though

. Any body ever got cut off useing that stuff? Gona try but a big tiger seems like it would chew through.

Yea I don't know Ernie, don't alot of those guys use circles along with J hooks. Hey check this out, it is an abstract(summary) of an article comparing nylon and wire on commercial catches. To sum it up, they loose just as many sharks as they catch with nylon, 50-50; thats a lot of lost sharks. I with ya Ernie, I think a tiger, and most others probably, will dispose of that nylon in their mouth in seconds. It seems commercials are using more nylon because of pressure from authorities concerned with by-catch or protected species mortality.

Check this out: The Aussies Are Doing Some Comparisons

Abstract

We assess the performance of wire leaders, which some jurisdictions have banned to reduce shark mortality from pelagic longline fishing. Experiments were conducted off northeastern Australia on commercial vessels that deployed equal numbers of wire and nylon monofilament leaders randomly along their longlines. Catch rates of several species, including sharks, were lower on nylon than on wire leaders, probably because those animals often escape by biting through the nylon leaders. High bite-off rates indicate that as many animals escape from nylon leaders as are caught on nylon leaders. The fate of escaped animals is not known, although large sharks are more likely to survive than are small animals. By contrast, catch rates of valuable bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) were higher on nylon than on wire leaders. Bigeye tuna are probably able to see wire leaders and avoid those hooks. The financial benefits of increased bigeye tuna catches outweigh the costs associated with banning wire leaders, such as increased rates of gear loss. Thus, banning wire leaders is an effective way of reducing shark catches that fishers should be keen to adopt.

Good job Tyler! Some good research. I Will be fishing My ole galvanized stuff from now own.