Are we of a single mind?...

[OkobojiEagle]

...no leaders when fishing spinnerbaits.

 

oe

[MN Fisher]

Right there with you - I only use leaders in specific situations, and moving baits (spinner/chatter/buzz) are not times I use a leader.

[Team9nine]

Since I’d likely never throw a spinnerbait on braid, “no leader” is the default answer for me…but if I did do it, I wouldn't use one either ?

[N Florida Mike]

32 minutes ago, OkobojiEagle said:

...no leaders when fishing spinnerbaits.

 

oe

I use no leaders for ANYTHING.

[Mike L]

6 minutes ago, N Florida Mike said:

I use no leaders for ANYTHING.

Ditto!

 

 

 

 

Mike

[Finessegenics]

Braid is a specialty line for me and I see no advantages when using it with a spinnerbait; no leaders for me by default as well. However, I have fished magnum 3/4 and 1 oz spinnerbaits on my 65# braid pike setup without a leader. So yeah no leaders for spinnerbaits. 

[Jig Man]

26 minutes ago, N Florida Mike said:

I use no leaders for ANYTHING.

I gave up on leaders a long time ago.

[Glenn]

I don't use leaders.  I use straight fluoro or co-poly for most applications. I only use braid for specific purposes (pitching, froggin').  Braid is not an all-purpose line.

 

[softwateronly]

Leaders for me a majority of the time.  I have 30 or 50lb braid on all my setups and long mono or floro leaders on all.  I just retie like any other bait.  Zebra mussels are the main reason.

 

scott

[mrpao]

I normally use mono for spinnerbaits, so no leadee there.

Even when i use braid from spinnerbaits i don't use a leader because the water is normally stained.

 

[PhishLI]

No wood or brush, but lots of weeds: Straight braid or heavy mono.

[blackrain]

No leader here. Straight copoly/mono in 17lb for me with spinnerbaits. Never use braid unless it’s fishing heavy grass with swim jigs and Texas rigs.

[Skunkmaster-k]

Straight  Big Game on spinnerbaits. 

[Darth-Baiter]

14 lb flourcarbon is the line dragging my chatter baits and spinner baits.  

 

I suck with both for the most part, so I haven't had many fish emergencies where I wish I had a different line. 

[Catt]

Leader!

 

I don't need no stinking leader!

[new2BC4bass]

2 hours ago, softwateronly said:

Leaders for me a majority of the time.  I have 30 or 50lb braid on all my setups and long mono or floro leaders on all.  I just retie like any other bait.  Zebra mussels are the main reason.

 

scott

I'd also use a leader on my braid in this situation.  I don't have this scenario so no leaders for me either.  Also agree braid is technique specific for me.  Mono or co-polymer otherwise.

[Woody B]

No leader for me....but...no braid for me.  

[SmugOne]

I use leader for pretty much everything except punching.

[FishTank]

For spinnerbaits.... No braid and of course no leader. Fluorocarbon for me. 

[The Maestro]

I throw spinnerbaits on straight braid. Love the positive hooksets at the end of a bomb cast. I personally don't think bass are spooked by the line with moving/reaction style baits. 

[flyfisher]

No leaders for me.  No need for another failure point in the system.  Straight braid, copolymer or mono for me.  Even on my fly rod i use straight leaders as well

[Mobasser]

Dont use any leaders on anything.

[Hammer 4]

No leaders here either. Spinnerbaits get tossed on mono.

[T-Billy]

I fish spinnerbaits tight to cover alot so I throw 'em on a rig capable of dragging fish out of it. 40# 832 on a H or MH MF rod.

[Hulkster]

I have to run a steel leader when fishing spinnerbaits because we have pike up here that love to smash them. 

 

so I only buy the type that has a closed loop.