i just landed my first ever Jack BUT, it was on a trout rod (light baitcaster setup) with a Super Spook plug so to me, it doesn't count hehe. it fought like a dickens and took me a while to bring in, but my gear held up well except for the lure which lost two of the three trebles. i was using 12# mono with a 20# floro leader tied uni-to-uni. lure was tied with a non-slip mono loop.

so what type of material are you using for your leaders? with a single tapered leader costing over $7.00 at some shops, i think i'll start to tie my own leaders assuming it doesn't have to be 100% floro. will something like Berkley Big Game suffice? thanks for the info.