American Fishing Wire Surflon Micro Supreme Nylon Coated 7x7 Stainless Steel Leader Wire - Knottable Wire Leaders for Fishing Saltwater, Fly Fishing, 13lb Test - 90lb Test, Bright, Black & Camo Colors

I have been using this product for many years on the upper Mississippi River. This works excellent for keeping Northern pike from biting off your lures. I put this on all my fishing poles. I have found that 20 lb test is the just right for flexibility and toughness. Beware; this line can break if the wire starts to abraid. Keep a close eye on the area closest to the knot or if the line looks like the wire is starting to fray.I have not found any other product that works as well is this. I have saved many lures and more importantly caught more fish by using this product. One thing I discovered is this works extremely well with top water (like a Zara spook). Regular braid catches on the treble hooks. The 7x7 leader material does not catch on the top water hooks. I go through 5-6 spools a summer useing various lengths depending upon water visiblity . This leader material protects against sharp zebra mussels also. I was a fishing guide on the upper Mississippi River for 35 years and I use this on every type of lure and it does not seem to make the fish wary. I met a pro fisherman who lost his favorite top water bait to a big pike because he was not useing a leader. I showed him this product and told him if he used this on the river he would never lose a lure or have to take time to tie on another. I use the simple fg knot to tie this leader to braid and have never had it fail.

I bought this leader material to make pike leaders for ice fishing. Using the correct size sleeves I was able to easily make multiple quick stroke and single hook leaders for ice fishing. I appreciate how small the diameter is considering it’s a 7 strand, and also how clean they pack away with no curling of the material or memory. They hold up and the wire is easy to work with.

I really like this 7X7. The main advantage I think is presentation and you don't need crimps. With the 40 pound I use the Uni knot with three twists. I like this for fly fishing so that you don't have a bulky crimp in your leader, and this stuff flexes more than 1X7. If you're going to go above 40 pounds I don't see any advantage to using this stuff over just plain 1x7 or solid wire. Presentation is debatable, it will be argued to death, just focus on the ability to simply tie a knot. Uni to Uni braid with six twists, wire three and no crimp needed.

strong and durable for salt water fishing

I bought the 20 lb. as pike insurance for 2-5 oz. swimbaits when bass fishing. I chose this leader based on feedback from multiple sources. I do like that it is very soft, thin, and fairly easy to tie. The problem lies in the break strength: I never got past 16 lbs. of force after multiple attempts. Two times it broke around 13 lbs. It never broke at the knot, it was in the leader itself every time on a slow and even pull. I don't know if I received a bad batch or what, but test the break strength for yourself before you start throwing heavy expensive baits with it.UPDATE:After using the 13# as pike insurance for small jerkbaits, I have to upgrade this to 5 stars solely because of the money it’s saved me. Extremely easy to tie to thin mono or floro and does not affect how the baits suspend. I use the camo and see no difference in bites in clear water. Throw those Lucky Crafts and Megabass’ with complete confidence!

Great product and great price. Mail service delivered it late.

Excellent product

Fast and easy to tie your favorite knot while in a hot spot of fish while needing a wire leader..