Leader Connection - Help

[JfISHkING]

I just got myself two jiggin setup swhich i will be using to target BFT in NJ... I have a spinning and conventional setup that i have spooled with 50lb braid and was wondering what i should use for my leader.

My initial thoughts are 50# seagar fluro, which i will connect with an albright knot.

I have reads gmans intro, but was also wondering what you guys would suggest.

Let me know, thanks.

[jig42na]

Ok there are some good knots to use here and you will get many opinions on this.
For me, I highly recommend using a PR knot, Midknot, or using spliced loops. I use PR knots 99.9% of the time and never had failures with it.

As for fishing BFT in NJ, I would highly reccommend stepping up to a minimum of 65lb main line and 80lb leader. I've landed 100+lb BFT on 65lb, but the last 2 seasons have been using nothing other than 80lb and 100lb. Just food for thought.
Please feel free to ask anything about jigging NJ or BFT, they are my 2 favorite things.

[Sea Draggin]

was also wondering what you guys would suggest.

100lb windon leader and 80lb braid for me. Catches everything from 2lb snapper to 200lb tuna.

[gman]

As for fishing BFT in NJ, I would highly reccommend stepping up to a minimum of 65lb main line and 80lb leader. I've landed 100+lb BFT on 65lb, but the last 2 seasons have been using nothing other than 80lb and 100lb. Just food for thought.
Please feel free to ask anything about jigging NJ or BFT, they are my 2 favorite things.

For NJ BFT I would follow the master BFT jigger mr jig4tuna. 80 fluro minimum preferably 100. On our last trip I had 5 fish all on 100 fluro with numerous additional hits. If they are there and feeding 100 is fine

[JfISHkING]

Ok there are some good knots to use here and you will get many opinions on this.
For me, I highly recommend using a PR knot, Midknot, or using spliced loops. I use PR knots 99.9% of the time and never had failures with it.

As for fishing BFT in NJ, I would highly reccommend stepping up to a minimum of 65lb main line and 80lb leader. I've landed 100+lb BFT on 65lb, but the last 2 seasons have been using nothing other than 80lb and 100lb. Just food for thought.
Please feel free to ask anything about jigging NJ or BFT, they are my 2 favorite things.

Jig42na - thanks for your recommendations i really appreciate your feedback... I think you right im going to eventually re-spool the reels with 80lb braid, im looking at the daiwa PE6 boat braid.

Also, i cant really find much on how to tie the PR, except with the bobin... do you have any suggestions on where i can find how to tie the PR?

And how much topshot would you recommend?

Anyway, i have recently gotten into tuna fishing and more importantly jigging for tuna... i have been out a handful of times, haven't personally landed a BFT yet, and am already addicted. I cant imagine how much its going to multiple once i boat my first.

I am sure that this is the first of many conversations that we'll have about jiggin tuna.

Thanks a lot, much appreciated

[JfISHkING]

100lb windon leader and 80lb braid for me. Catches everything from 2lb snapper to 200lb tuna.

Thank you... just got finsihed watching some of your videos on youtube... Great stuff.

[JfISHkING]

For NJ BFT I would follow the master BFT jigger mr jig4tuna. 80 fluro minimum preferably 100. On our last trip I had 5 fish all on 100 fluro with numerous additional hits. If they are there and feeding 100 is fine

Gman thanks for the color... i really appreciate everything that you're doing on the forums, educating, helping out fellow anglers, its great.

[CFScheer]

Can someone recommend to me a quality bobbin for the PR knot and a place that I can order it online. I don't mind spending a few bucks on something that will last a long time.

Thanks - Cassidy

[shoefish]

I've been using one of these and it works like a charm...saves a lot of dough too.

DIY PR Bobbin

[StriperTS]

I've done something similar with some fly tying stuff I had lying around. Didn't have the lead tape handy so just took a lead sinker outside with a hammer and flattened it out and cut into wedges that fit inside the hollow part of the spool. Worked great.

I just got some rigging needles and hollow-core braid to make my own wind-ons, etc. so I hope to streamline things even more.

-- Tom