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catcher
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I just picked up a bunch of 5" tomic spoons. what length leader do most guys run 60"?
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I run my leader length on spoons from 36 to 42 in , tune your action according to the flasher your are tagging it to or run it with no flasher and adjust your speed for the darting and wiggling action , I use a heavier test to provide a more stiff action which will impart a whip to the spoon also.
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OneWay
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I like to run Tomic spoons with longer leaders: 48 to 72 inches, especially when using bigger spoon sizes. Use a heavier leader, 40- to 80-pound test, to give the spoon a real snap behind the flasher. Don't give salmon too much time to inspect your offering, troll big spoons at higher speeds:3.5 up to 4.5 mph. If you have lots of uncrowded water (like on the WCVI), run your flasher and spoon a good 75 to 100 feet behind the downrigger clip, but separate the depths between the port and starboard by 25 feet.
Sushihunter
Active Member
I use 60# Triplefish line for a leader and run about 6' - whatever the distance between my two outstretched hands is.
This way, I can hook them up with or without a flasher.
When there are lots of Coho around, I run one about 50 or 60' behind the boat, on the surface. Lots of fun when it gets smacked! I also run Tomic plugs and herring in Krippled Anchovy teaserheads this way.
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tomictime
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Triplefish perlon = prestretched nylon 
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great tip
use that for your hootchies also.
))))))great tip
use that for your hootchies also.
Sushihunter
Active Member
quote:Originally posted by tomictime
Triplefish perlon = prestretched nylon
great tip
use that for your hootchies also.
I thought the Triplefish 60# is just regular mono...
I also use it for hoochies. I use it for anything I would put behind a flasher, except teaserheads as I find it just a little to big, for bait, I use 40# Maxima or Berkley Big Game.
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OneWay
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For real snap behind a flasher, try the new fluorocarbon leader materials from Berkley or Maxima in 40-pound test. They're really stiff, and a ***** to snell, but that stiffness translates to good transmission of action from the flasher to the spoon, bait , or hoochie. Flurocarbon is almost totally invisible in water and has great wet strength. Only drawback is cost
