Video: Our three favourite muskie leaders and when you should use them

Muskie Sunday at the Toronto Spring Fishing Show is always a great event,  as so many keen anglers show up for the seminars and festivities. This year was no exception, as Outdoor Canada editor-in-chief, Patrick Walsh, emceed the proceedings and Liam and I presented a seminar along with Jim Saric, James Linder and Jeremy Smith.

During the Q and A session that followed, several folks asked questions about various muskie leader lengths and compositions. They wondered, for example, when they should use a straight wire leader, as opposed to a more flexible and invisible fluorocarbon or monofilament one. It is an important consideration because your leader dramatically affects your presentation, especially dive-and-rise lures and glide baits, and thus your success at the end of the day.

Because time was limited, at the end of the presentation we promised that early in the season we’d put together a short video blog discussing our three favourite muskie leaders, including the why, when and where we use each one.  And here it is: