Leader line is used in most catfish rigs to help protect against the abrasive mouths of catfish, rocks, stumps and other items underneath the surface of the water that would cut or damage line and also to help serve as a “shock absorber” when a catfish strikes.Leader line is traditionally heavier than the main fishing line used to fish with (the line spooled on the fishing reel) and clear monofilament leader is most common in the 40-50 pound test range.
When you take one of these 1/4 pound spools of fishing line and throw it in your tackle box or catfish boat and leave it for a little while you’re met with a massive mess next time you retrieve it to tie another rig. You either have long lengths of line that has come off the spool or even worse, a massive knot of line which leaves you spending time fighting the line and wasting time which takes away from your fishing time.
There’s a quick and simple solution for storing leader line though that solves all of these problems. We’ve shared this before but when the folks over at Cat Magnet sent us some catfish tackle to test out they sent us some koozies and it seemed like a prefect time to film a new video and update this awesome tip!
Simple Leader Line Storage For Catfish Rigs!
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Take a neoprene drink koozie and insert your spool of leader line into the koozie and leave the tag end of the line sticking out of the koozie. When you need to tie a catfish rig you simply pull on the line and get the length of line you need and then put the koozie back in your storage compartment or tackle box.
No more tangles or messes and your leader line will always be nice and organized which means more time fishing and less time fooling with tackle.
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This is one of the tips I have appreciated the most!
Jamie, It’s the simple things sometimes!
that is a great idea and keep up the good work. i have really learned a lot from you which has led to a lot more fun in fishing.
thanks
larry
p.s. from obion, tn.
Thanks Larry. Send us some pictures when you catch them!
Excellent tip! Over the years I have found it just crazy that simple answers to problems are most of the time right in front of us we just don’t see them. Many thanks!!
~Mike
Thank you sir! More coming soon!
Hi Chad, That trick with the koozy, however you spell it, is a neat idea. I use a lot of line spools that size. Thanks for the tip. My trouble is that I love to fish for crappie AND Catfish, but I am just not sure when the best time of year is to catch big blues, or any species for that matter. Do you have a favorite time of year to catch them? I have fish fries for lots of family and friends and some prefer catfish, but I just can’t seem to catch them. Any help would be so appreciated.
Thanks
Gene
Gene,
For big catfish my preference is November (late) through mid to late March.
I catch plenty of catfish ,but they are all small,I use cut bait ,Whats up? ( 12″& less )
Lot’s of variables to that Ralph. Not an easy question to answer with limited information.
I noticed that for just storing my other lines a Kozy will hold at least 2 spools and 3 if they are not the big spool and that keeps from having to hunt rubber bands or tape to wrap around to keep all of the tieing themselves together when the box is close and I’m not watching.
Good tip!
Chad , I follow all your videos and learned a tremendous amout about chasing big Blues but ? I live in Indiana and im sure our weather patterns are a lot different so could you maybe do video helping us cold cold rainy states understand more about best fishing for big cats Thanks
Might be able to one of these days. Fish are fish. They respond to water temperature and environment and don’t know where they are.
the koozie idea is cool and i it alot when i first read about it..now i use something i found at academy called a sharktooth.its a elastic bamd with 2 ribetted holes in it amd has a built in razor blade for cutting the line.