What's your favorite wire leader? Looking for strong and flexible. Being from the south I know absolutely nothing about it like you "musky filled water fisherman" ?

 

Putting together a nostalgic Jiggerpole and don't feel like losing hard to find wooden creek chubs to Gar, mud fish, and chain pickeral

European titanium-wire pike leaders are my favorite for inshore fishing.  They have micro-swivels and micro-snaps.   Dragon Brand from Poland was my last DHL order.

 

For muskie, you might do better with something heavier, with BB swivels and stronger snaps. 

Check Amazon for titanium wire leaders.  Halco is no miss. 

Titanium has much better toughness than stainless wire, will stretch and absorb damage. 

I use the 8" long, 12 pound test Eagle Claw micro leaders.

Ordered 40lb AFW titanium leader with #2 crimps and some swivels. Thanks! 

3 hours ago, NittyGrittyBoy said:

Ordered 40lb AFW titanium leader with #2 crimps and some swivels. Thanks! 

I've been very happy with their 30# single strand titanium leaders. All quality components.

5 hours ago, bulldog1935 said:

Dragon Brand from Poland was my last DHL order.

 

Why can't two Polish wire leaders walk abreast?

LPO sells a good titanium wire leader. 

7 Strand with figure 8 knot.

Tie swivel on one end with figure 8 knot. (VERY EASY) wire will not slip!

Tie hook or lure on other end with same knot.

Leader length will depend on size of toothy fish.

I usually use about 8 inches. 

 

@Ski I'm surprised you haven't made the switch to titanium. .

For toothy fish with fly rod, 30 years ago, I got tired of tying Bimini twist in single-strand stainless wire, and made the switch to Seven strand using Allbright knot to leader butt and crimp sleeves to fly - the same stuff I used on spider weight bait rigs in the surf, but in 12-lb test.  

 

Titanium wire is a game-changer.  It holds with a 3-turn clinch knot, will tie a snell knot, and is much tougher and elastic compared to drawn stainless. 

A-Jay