Copper line leader length

[dballock17]

I consider myself a beginner in salmon fishing. I mostly fish out of south haven, MI. I have 2 150' and 1 300' copper 45# setups. My question is how long of a leader of fluorocarbon should I have attached to the end of my copper or should I just have a swivel attached to the copper and attach my spoons ect. Thanks for the help.

[highpointdf]

I am not saying I am right, but we run around a 30' leader.

[dballock17]

thanks, I think I have 50 foot now.... Maybe I will shorten them.

[fishy1]

I start with a 50 foot leader so it can be trimmed back as it gets nicked

[Trina Rose]

18 feet of 20 lb big game and the 6 ft of 20 lb seagar flouro

[dballock17]

Thanks, I think that is a good idea to use mono then fluorocarbon. I just wonder if the fish see the mono that close. maybe that's a dumb question.

[dballock17]

I also wondered if I should go with a short leader like maybe 5 feet from the copper. I just wonder because I have read so much about fish being attracted to the sounds from the copper.

[Just Hook'n]

50' of 25lb fluoro.

[Line Dancin]

40 - 50 ft so you can cut back as needed on copper and leadcore.

[BlueCollarOutdoors]

My copper was at 40 feet all of last season and was a pretty consistent catcher.

My cores are 20 to 25 and put plenty of fish in the boat. I was on a boat with a 200 foot leader behind a core last week...

[brokeoff]

200 foot leader is rediculous! i have heard all different legnths but the most common seems to be 30 ft leaders on copper. im running pline flouroclear 20# for short coppers (spoons) and 30# for 300' and up coppers (usually flashers).

leadcore i like short leaders 15-20ft max seems to catch more fish.

[BlueCollarOutdoors]

200 feet was rediculous! By the time I got the 7 color in the water and put the board in a normal position, I had 650 feet of line out just to get a spoon down 30 feet. Then the board tripped 3 lines and slid all the way down to the spoon. Talk about alot of screwing around.

Eventually I cut the leader down to under 50, and put a new release on that board and it took 2 fish that night.

[dballock17]

Thanks guys, I really appreciate it.

[UBDSLO1]

My copper was at 40 feet all of last season and was a pretty consistent catcher.

My cores are 20 to 25 and put plenty of fish in the boat. I was on a boat with a 200 foot leader behind a core last week...

Holy leader length Batman!

[tom]

Holy leader length Batman!

200 ft leader? Must be a misprint.

[BlueCollarOutdoors]

200 ft leader? Must be a misprint.

Not a misprint. The spoon was breaking the surface 200 feel back when I finally found some leadcore on the reel. I have no idea why it was so long, no one spoke up when I asked the question.

Somehow it got cut down to a reasonable length during the trip and caught 2 fish

[joelsanders]

you might want a rubber band on that board Tom. it is too annoying when the board pops off on the long ones.

[ChampionShip]

40-50 then trim as needed

[Rascal Trophy Fishing]

That was a dilly Noah, batman indeed, lmao.

[hear fishy fishy]

I have run 8 to 50 foot leaders on my coppers and taken multiple fish on these lengths. I prefer 25 to 35 foot leaders. I have tried multiple kinds of leader and they all work so far but each has advantages and disadvantages.