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Busted
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   Old Thread  #5 7 Sept 2021 at 4.32pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #4
Fluro is your friend in this scenario. No backleads needed. I found that a flying backlead affects the hook length flying up your mainline/leader as your mainline behind the lead sinks too fast
cornish-carper
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cornish-carper
   Old Thread  #4 7 Sept 2021 at 1.24pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #3
Thanks fellas it’s short range may look at flouro
ip100
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ip100
   Old Thread  #3 7 Sept 2021 at 12.57pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #1
Are you fishing at very short range? If at more than about 30 yards your line will be sunk nicely anyway without the need for backleading. If closer in then a little blob of putty up the line a little way will do the trick, backleads are more agro than they are worth a lot of the time
phil090781
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   Old Thread  #2 7 Sept 2021 at 12.53pm  0  Login    Register
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Backleads always hamper bite indication to a degree.

if you're using a heli set up I'd be more concerned about the safety aspect - the back lead AND the rig would need to run up and off the mainline to the point of breakage, and personally I think the backlead would make this harder.

Why not use a long sinking leader rather than naked, or if you must fish naked then a flouro mainline?
cornish-carper
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cornish-carper
   Old Thread  #1 6 Sept 2021 at 8.56pm  0  Login    Register
Fishing a shallow lake I’m convinced having my line of the deck slightly is costing me bites! I use a naked helicopter set up as I’m confident in that set up however I would like to use a flying back lead to pin a bit of line down. I really like the looks of the Gardner removable back leads would this set up I’m describing hamper bite indication?
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