Quote Originally Posted by lee s View Post
Some use heavy flourocarbon successfully as a bite tippet. Our experience is that wire is more certain.....but then again, maybe our lack of "leader checking" is the real fault. ....lee s.
Absolutely. Wire is definitely more tooth-proof. I've used it, but prefer not to if possible. Probably a better choice for Northern Pike and Muskies. Articles I read said Chain Pickerel were NOT leader shy.The water I was fishing was crystal clear. I did have one Pickerel that followed the fly quite a distance. They go bonkers for erratic movements, so I was trying different things to see how it would react. I let the fly drop to the bottom, ripped it up, then let it drop again, etc. It was really scrutinizing the fly, and eventually grabbed it off the bottom. A steel leader might have prevented that one from striking.