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American Fishing Wire

American Fishing Wire Surflon Nylon Coated 1x7 Stainless Steel Leader Wire

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Price:	$2.99 - $197.27
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Color: Black

7 Strands of Stainless Steel Wire With Nylon Coating
Specially Selected Grade of Nylon Makes Wire Tough Yet Flexible
Coating seals out water, reduces visibility, and improves life of leader
Great all-around leader wire for Toothy Fish
Tie or Use American Fishing Wire Crimp Sleeve size 2

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Surflon 1x7 is a great all-around leader wire for toothy fish. This wire is our Surfstrand 1x7 stainless steel with a smooth coating of nylon. A specially selected grade of nylon, tough yet flexible, is used to seal out water, reduce visibility, and improve the life of the line. Compared to old style 1x3 construction, Surflon’s 1x7 construction offers higher break strength and more realistic action. Surflon 1x7 is an effective leader wire for hard-charging, toothy fish such as Bluefish, Muskie and Mackerel.

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ASIN: B004VZK7MQ
Item model number: C0T-66
Average Customer Review: 148 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,017 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
- #3 in Sports & Outdoors > Sports & Fitness > Hunting & Fishing > Fishing > Terminal Tackle > Leaders & Leader Rigging > Leaders

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Amazon Customer Robert

Twist then melt coating - crimp sleeves not needed

August 14, 2016

Color: BlackSize: 30 Feet, 210 Pound TestVerified Purchase

I could not find any where that states you can melt this leader wire coating after twisting like you can with twist weld, this wire works very well when twisting and then melting the coating to keep it from unwinding.

I have just started using this wire. Previously I had used twist weld. The coating on the Surflon is superior, it is a bit thicker but more importantly, it reacts better when heated, it does not over cook easily and get hard like twist weld does and it smells much better and less like burnt plastic as a result. This matters when you have a lot of leaders to make.

I am changing brands from twist weld to AFW Surflon. I bought 1000 ft and love it. I don't use crimp sleeves, I twist it very tightly and melt the coating to finish it and it works great. I use a cordless drill with a hook to twist it with locking pliers to hold the other end. This way I can get it twisted really tight, takes a bit of practice to get it right and not get it over tight. After you make a few to experiment you can tell how tight a twist is needed and from then on it is easy.

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Pax Jasper

Certain times of the year we have bluefish and small sharks that will easily bite through a mono or flourocarbon leader so I ...

March 13, 2018

Color: Camo BrownSize: 30 Feet, 60 Pound TestVerified Purchase

I use this wire to make double drop rigs for surf fishing. Certain times of the year we have bluefish and small sharks that will easily bite through a mono or flourocarbon leader so I make fish these to be safe.

I started out using 30 lb but had several bite throughs by sharks so I switched to 60lb brown camo. I also use the red. I"ve caught redfish, black drum, whiting, bluefish, sharks, rays, etc. on these - even though some of those fish are leader shy. I believe that my hook up percentage would be higher with mono, but I hate losing fish.

I've tried knotting them - and it does work - but they are pretty ugly. I use crimps exclusively now and I've never had one fail. Buy a decent crimper and a bag of sleeves and you'll never go back.

Because of the bite throughs on this wire I would never use for targeting sharks - I just use it for accidental sharks. When I'm fishing for sharks on purpose I use heavier, single strand.

Definitely good stuff.

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Not so good on the get-go..

January 24, 2017

Color: Camo BrownSize: 30 Feet, 10 Pound TestVerified Purchase

Bought the 30 ft 10 lb test to give it a run. Caught a few grunts on the outgoing tide at the jetty on the first 5 or so casts. On the next cast,, half of my 2 ft leader line wound itself up in a tangle. I tried to stretch it out again after untangling to straighten it down, but the kinks were still there. On my 7th to 8th cast, the nylon coating started to unravel and peeling off. Had to change the leader out. History repeated itself. But then I had a new 7'6" Blair Wiggins and McGill spinning rod I was testing out with a new Okuma Ceymar C-65 also. I'll probably try the single bare strand next or the 7x7 just to see if I've a better experience. I gave it 3 stars for the supple strength of the wire, but the rest of it was so-so, based on this single experience itself.

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Made in USA - good stuff!

April 20, 2012

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purchased a 100-foot spool of the 10-lb test, along with a 100-pack of the size 0 (0.025) sleeves to build some light tackle leaders for fishing in the Gulf surf...

one of the leaders i built handled ladyfish (which normally abrade and cut bare 4-lb test mono) and also helped me land a nice 2-lb pompano on 4-lb test - tons of fun, and no more lost rigs!

SUGGESTION FOR MANUFACTURER: Include a chart showing the proper sleeve size to order with leader test.

- btw, this stuff also works great for tripwire or QRP antennae

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Old Paint

This is not a normal review of a fishing leader

July 25, 2018

Color: Camo BrownSize: 30 Feet, 90 Pound TestVerified Purchase

This is not a normal review of a fishing leader. I use Berkley Seven Strand Coated leader as framing wire on the back of my paintings. Have for years but it appears it is being discontinued so I have been looking for a replacement. The American Fishing Wire appears to be similar with similar crimp sleeves. I buy the 1,000 ft spool. I plan to use this wire on my next framing job. Will update.

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May 25, 2018

Color: BlackSize: 30 Feet, 90 Pound TestVerified Purchase

Bought this on a recommendation from another fisherman. I usually tie my rigs, but decided to give crimping a try.

Worked perfectly. The wire doesn't kink as bad as single strand steel and crimps well. The black coating gives it a nice,
'finished' look.

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Jettywolf

I use it for king mackerel & shark leaders

July 17, 2018

Color: Camo BrownSize: 300 Feet, 60 Pound TestVerified Purchase

USE FOR KING MACKEREL LEADERS IN 40 POUND, SHARK FISHING IN 90 POUND.....no, I'm NOT a tournament gung-ho wacko, needing the smallest thinnest wire known to man.....Just like the ease of use SURFLON affords. (((you'll need proper crimps)))) DOUBLE-BARREL CRIMPS.

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dominick sciarretta

Been using this wire my whole life and it's great in a pinch whenever toothy fish are in the ...

April 13, 2018

Color: BlackSize: 100 Feet, 60 Pound TestVerified Purchase

Been using this wire my whole life and it's great in a pinch whenever toothy fish are in the area. I haven't used it yet, but love the black. Usually my local shop has a more natural steel color that I feel can be reflective, which isn't great for skiddish fish. Thanks!

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