Stupid Musky!

this is a lose lose situation. If you use a leader it equals fewer bass and no bite offs from pike/musky. vise versa.

When I fish in pike/musky water I dont throw a leader. You will lose lures but you will also catch more fish without it. I do know bright colors attract these critters more. I was throwing the same lure 1 was green pump the other more of a yellow/orange. Never got bite off on the g/p but every time I fished the Y/O I got bit off. Part of the ball game.

Musky and pike are like casting your plug into razor blades on a sledge hammer. Our little dinky bass lures wont hold up to them for the most part. The few pike I have caught completely obliterate a spinnerbait, crank, or other types of lures. About the only thing they dont tear up is a regular soft plastic hook.

At $16 a pop for LC's I'll take my chances with a wire leader when fishing for Bass in waters where a lot of toothy critters thrive. I have had no problem using the short Berkley wire leader on Jerkbaits and Pop-R type baits the Bass in my avatar picture was caught with a Pop-R type with the mentioned leader 5lbs + not bad for NY.

Chow