How To: DIY Redfish Leader

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  • čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
  • In this first "How To" video I show our process of making a very solid Redfish leader, or at least that's what we fish for the most with this type of mono leader.
    I can't say I have ever lost a fish off the leader alone, big fish have always broken the line under the boat on the propeller or anchor or snapped it along an oyster bar before the leader gives out.
    With a few basic components and the proper tools, these leaders can be made for little out of pocket expense and take very little time to produce.
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Komentáře • 67

  • @loynation
    @loynation Před 11 lety

    Doing my first surf fishing next week in Destin, may the spirits of ReelMen8888 be with me!

  • @anthonynguyen235
    @anthonynguyen235 Před 3 lety +2

    Oh shoot! IraqiVet888, I didn't know you had a fishing channel! Awesome! I didn't see your profile pic, but was listening to your voice and thought you sounded alot like IraqiVet888, and it is you! 😂 You got me on both hobbies, bro! Tight lines! 🤙

  • @hatch7x
    @hatch7x Před 5 lety +3

    Why all the crimping when you could simply tie on the swivel and hook?

  • @ThePenatron
    @ThePenatron Před 9 lety +27

    i know this voice and then i saw the 8888, and my brain worked

    • @alfredosalazar5920
      @alfredosalazar5920 Před 5 lety +1

      ThePenatron omfg me too

    • @moblack5883
      @moblack5883 Před 4 lety +2

      I just randomly clicked on this video and that voice sounded familiar to me too. then saw the number.

  • @Specialized61
    @Specialized61 Před 8 lety

    Great video! I'm so glad I found it just now. I just came from Gander Mountain. They wanted $10.00 for two 80lbs mono leaders. The family is heading out fir some saltwater fishing this weekend. I'm gonna put your video to use before we leave.

  • @SuperTeebird123
    @SuperTeebird123 Před 5 lety +1

    This man started out this video by saying its different ways to rig this up i just saw at least 10 comments of some body trying to tell.him how to.do his video manu people r haters. Great video

  • @zash008
    @zash008 Před 10 lety +4

    Now a video about why not use crimps. Instead use polamar knots for the swivles and snell knots for the hooks because of crimps failing and causing trophy fish loses. I lost so many fish last week in pascagoula, I made me up some stainless wire rigs with stingers using trebles for my live mullet minnows. No more sheepshead or sharks to cut my redfish rig now! And no more loses. More difficult for crabs to steal the bait too!

  • @mishimposble
    @mishimposble Před 11 lety

    Similar to the "fish finder" rigs I use for striper. You can use your own leader, it allows the weight to slide, and makes it easier to set the hook.

  • @mushroomlw1717
    @mushroomlw1717 Před 4 lety

    Have you thought about using a longer loop on the swivel end?
    That way you could thread the main line through the crimp, the barrel weight and the barrel swivel, then loop it back through the barrel weight then use the crimp and the barrel swivel as the stoppers for the weight.
    Then do the hook end like normal.
    That way the weight can be as long or as short as you want to make it.

  • @lesrinehart933
    @lesrinehart933 Před 3 lety

    Good video Eric

  • @oilrigfishing
    @oilrigfishing Před 10 měsíci

    Ill definitely add a bead or two on both sides of the weight

  • @lesrinehart933
    @lesrinehart933 Před 4 lety

    Good vid Eric

  • @AlexFlores-cg8ug
    @AlexFlores-cg8ug Před 8 lety +2

    i never new iraq veteran had a fishing channel

    • @RT42069
      @RT42069 Před 3 lety

      Not only that, it's a saltwater fishing channel. 😎🎣

  • @DeepPurpleAreKings
    @DeepPurpleAreKings Před 11 lety

    Super, thank you! More like this one, please.

  • @LibertyNotLicense
    @LibertyNotLicense Před 11 lety

    It's Snook season, Eric....I'll bring an invitation by on my way to Anniston.

  • @rubenrenegado3355
    @rubenrenegado3355 Před 4 lety

    good video man....

  • @ArtisanTony
    @ArtisanTony Před 11 lety

    When the Red Fish snaps me off I grab the AK :) haha Great video!

  • @JaronPope
    @JaronPope Před 11 lety

    wow sweet! Wonder if there are any Redfish in Bakersfield California

  • @ZenDarb
    @ZenDarb Před 11 lety

    Saw this on a "CZcams recommends".. I said to myself - that voice is familiar, he sounds just like that guy from the pawn shop... Sure enough!

  • @jonnywaselectric
    @jonnywaselectric Před 6 lety

    I tie a figure 8 or uni knot on mono under 100lb

  • @noahraysanders
    @noahraysanders Před 5 lety

    I know that voice! Love Moss

  • @NaySeld
    @NaySeld Před 8 lety

    why not put the weight above the swivel?

  • @calebwhittington3749
    @calebwhittington3749 Před 9 lety +1

    My first red was a 20+ pounder. Put up a fight.

  • @scottkain7474
    @scottkain7474 Před 4 lety

    Those Boone crimpers are junk because of the pyramid shaped end, narrowing to a point - see 2:55. You need the AFW or HiSeas, which are consistent in thickness across the jaws. And they're the same price, about $30, as this Boone junk. Or if you want top of the line, Jinkai SC3C for $75.

  • @pwrplnt75
    @pwrplnt75 Před 11 lety

    Holy thats some heavy tackle...I use 20 lb flurocarbon with 50 lb braid. I love lighter tackle if you use your drag correctly you'll never break off a fish.

    • @myfriendphineas
      @myfriendphineas Před 5 lety

      COLDDEAD HAND
      A 1k sized spinning reel with 10 lb. braid, matched to a 4-10lb. rod, with 30 lb. leader is actually lighter tackle, and more efficient at landing a larger fish, than a 20lb. leader on a Penn 500 loaded with 50lb. braid on an ugly stick.......

  • @3500dodgetruck
    @3500dodgetruck Před 11 lety

    Good video glad I subbed

  • @Danielazuara123
    @Danielazuara123 Před 10 lety

    could u just attach the swivel to a snap swivel

  • @jonny23nahalf
    @jonny23nahalf Před 7 lety +3

    dude put the sinker on the main line with a bead behind your barrel swivel

    • @FattyMateo
      @FattyMateo Před 5 lety

      But then he couldn't make this long ass unnecessary video 😂

  • @ianrobinson440
    @ianrobinson440 Před 11 lety

    Always wet the Knott b4 you pull on it

  • @plattner01
    @plattner01 Před 8 lety

    iraqvetern8888 how many channels you got?

  • @lesrinehart9591
    @lesrinehart9591 Před 9 lety

    V style Round weights..ever heard of pyramid or egg weights?

  • @03liltonyful
    @03liltonyful Před 10 lety

    What's a good size circle hook for 20-28 in redfish?

  • @DROY2004
    @DROY2004 Před 5 lety +1

    Heads up, when making a demo video , 3 things are vital; light, sound & picture framing focus, your sound is good but your picture frame is really bad, I had to take your word for the crimps, couldn’t see it. You could have used a close up ,just framing your hands so we can see it, lastly when making table top demo, use 3 lights one left side one right side, one overhead… use Walmart clamp on lights with reg. Typing paper cloths pinned over it for soft indirect lighting, it eliminates all shadows, good info Thanks, Shalom!

  • @chancemorgan1
    @chancemorgan1 Před 11 lety

    Hah, I figured. I just thought I would comment so you didn't think some creepy teenager was just staring at you lol

  • @66bigbuds
    @66bigbuds Před 6 lety +1

    If you put the weight on the main line the way they're made to be used, the fish doesn't feel the weight.

  • @franknpuss
    @franknpuss Před 11 lety

    Will you be making a catfishing video?

  • @lesrinehart933
    @lesrinehart933 Před 4 lety

    Just how I make em.

  • @ScreamingReel500
    @ScreamingReel500 Před 6 lety +1

    People catch bull red on 15lb monofilament nowadays........this is old!

  • @zash008
    @zash008 Před 10 lety +1

    Now a video on why NOT TO USE

  • @SOLIDJACK
    @SOLIDJACK Před 7 lety +1

    is this Eric from IV8888?@ lol

  • @jasons9157
    @jasons9157 Před 3 lety

    This guy sounds like trey gowdy.

  • @hootertexas9711
    @hootertexas9711 Před 5 lety

    Why so heavy? I’m catching reds on 15LB braid and a 30lb mono leader with a 3 or 4 here in south Texas. 3/4oz max. No fun to fish with this heavy ass shit. Probably using 50lb on the main with a huge ass reel. That’s no fun.

  • @MrDavidelliottjr
    @MrDavidelliottjr Před 3 lety

    Lost me at the mono. Lol. Steel letters only for me

  • @joshuabelmontes4778
    @joshuabelmontes4778 Před 7 lety +1

    lol, stainless steel pliers they got rust on it

  • @scubasteve4sq
    @scubasteve4sq Před 9 lety

    use stainless crimps on mono, copper crimps on wire

  • @FattyMateo
    @FattyMateo Před 5 lety

    Unless you're targeting bulls, 80# is total overkill. No reason to crimp a leader, totally unnecessary, just tie to swivel. Never ever ever tie a knot in your leader.
    Finally, if you need a weight IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR LEADER, just shorten your leader lol. There's no reason that slide weight can't sit ABOVE your swivel. That way, if current picks up, you can easily change out your weight. With this setup, you need a completely new leader to change weight.
    Oh yea, lead weights are available in all weights in the egg shape. I have some that are 32oz so...🤷‍♂️

  • @martinpecheur8506
    @martinpecheur8506 Před 6 lety +1

    Bad rigging

  • @saltwaterking79
    @saltwaterking79 Před 11 lety

    Remember to check your state laws every year before making Drum leaders.

  • @raygunz488
    @raygunz488 Před 5 lety

    Seems like a lot of work. Run a singer and bead on mainline, tie a swivel on with a Palomar knot. Tie your leader to the swivel and hook to the leader . Why all the crimping? I'm asking honestly. Not being a smart ass. Maybe I been missing our on some benefits of crimps

  • @gerardamitranno8837
    @gerardamitranno8837 Před 6 lety

    K

  • @lerch400block
    @lerch400block Před 11 lety

    No sir i tie.

  • @lesrinehart933
    @lesrinehart933 Před 4 lety

    I’d know your voice anywhere Iraqi 8888

  • @DonnyBerger
    @DonnyBerger Před 3 lety

    Theyre called EGG SINKERS AND PYRAMID SINKERS, can YOU figure out witch are witch?? lmao

  • @verax218
    @verax218 Před 6 lety

    i thought i recognized that voice bygad

  • @keithh5053
    @keithh5053 Před 4 lety

    Basic error. NEVER TIE KNOTS IN MONO. YOU HAVE JUST LOST AT LEAST 50% OF YOUR LINE STRENGTH !!!!