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Being partial so South Eastern WI, I don't think you can find an area with a more diverse fresh water fishery. Lake Michigan Salmon and trout, travel a few hours south and I believe there is some very good Small mouth on the big lake. In Racine, Wi on the Root river there is a phenomenal fall Salmon run and steel heads most of the winter. Some of these fish pulled out are running close to 40 pounds. In the spring on Lake Winnebago you have the Walleye and White bass runs. Just insane fishing if you hit it right. Northern IL, South WI you have the fox chain which has good fishing for more fresh water species. Head to central WI and you have Petenwell flowage, Castle rock lake. The lakes together I believe are running 17k acres in size approximately. Head to northern WI, and you have the largest concentration of freshwater lakes in the world. And if this isn't enough you have the Mississippi, the grandad of rivers, to catch some great cold water cats.

Actually, for the heck of it, I grabbed a piece of the flouro I am using and I pulled on it the same way as previously described. It's pulling only slightly more poundage before breaking so the scale I am using is very inaccurate and my knot is probably fine.

I've been working on tying proper leaders onto braid. Using 50# power pro to 12# flourocast, 12# invisix, and 12 armor coated trilene. The knot I have been using is the albright, done slow and well lubricated. To test the knots I have a small scale to test breaking strength. Out of the 3 types of leader it looks like the trilene holds up the best, but even the best, the leader is snapping at the knot of just above it. Usually at about 8# pulling force. The scale is probably not accurate but I know the trilene is better at this point. Any suggestions to improve the strength?