07-30-2009, 12:21 AM
First off, welcome to the crazy world of BFT! I personally do not use steel leaders for muskies but i do use 50# braided line and have only lost 2 fish to cut off in the last 6 years. I have caught a few tigers through the ice without it also. Surely the fish can see the leaders but if you are swimming a big Storm past them they are not paying attention to the line or leader. My guess is they are in a different pattern right now and you may want to try changing lures or presentations. Have you ever tried topwater on them? If you haven't, buy a buzzbait in chartreuse and white in 5/8 oz and cast it to structure or along the bank and keep it on the surface making a lot of noise. Hopefully i helped and didn't make your question worse.[cool]
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