The Northern California Fly Fishing Board

My problems with wire were more related to the kinking of the material with the uni knot then with actually getting the knot to cinch up. The uni knot, has a tendency to twist as tightening which kinks the wire leader material. I have also used two pairs of pliers in the past to tighten up the clinch knot and this has worked well for me.

I also noticed that this "toothy critter" leader material is coated with nylon. This may help to eliminate the problems I have had as it should slide against itself more easily.

The reason I like the wire leader material more then the pre-made leaders is that when I am on the East coast fishing for stripers/albies and a school of blues moves in and starts blowing up bait fish I can add the wire to avoid loosing flies. The stripers and albies are a little more wire shy so I try to avoid the wire when possible.

MarcP