Seaguar
Seaguar Blue Label Fluorocarbon Leader
The last three feet, where the fish makes its decision.
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Fluorocarbon is a leader material first. Its refractive index sits much closer to water than nylon's, it is denser so it sinks, and it is harder on the outside so it survives oyster, rock and a fish's jaw. Those are exactly the properties you want in the last few feet of a setup and not necessarily in the other two hundred yards.
Why the Seaguar Blue Label Fluorocarbon Leader stands out
Leader spools, not filler spools
Leader material comes short and stiff on purpose. Buying a filler spool of main-line fluoro and using it as leader gives you a softer leader than the design intends, which is the most common mistake in the category.
Stiffness does two jobs
It helps the leader stand off the connection knot and turn a lure over on the cast, and it keeps a soft plastic from fouling back on the leader mid-flight. Both are reasons a stiff leader outfishes a limp one even when the fish never sees either.
Wet the knot before you seat it
Fluorocarbon is harder than nylon and generates more friction heat as a knot pulls tight. A dry-seated knot is damaged at exactly the point that takes the most load, and it is the reason a fluoro leader breaks at the knot for no visible reason.
At a glance
| Material | 100% fluorocarbon |
|---|---|
| Use | Leader |
| Spools | Short leader spools |
| Best for | Inshore salt, clear water |
The verdict
The benchmark. Expensive per yard and cheap per trip, because a rod length at a time makes a leader spool last a very long while.
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