The Hunt For Big Fish with Larry Dahlberg

what can you do to keep from getting bit off by sharks, kings, wahoo, or any other toothy critter when butterfly jigging. Do you just put 6-12 of wire and then mono leader? what wire? will it mess up the jigging action? I've been told the only thing you can use is a swivel.

Do tuna care if you use a mono leader and not flouro? can you catch tuna with a wire leader like described above?

you can use wire and I would use a swivel and flouro be sure to use stranded wire not single strand anr the proper crimps and crimping tool i do it all the time for grouper off of fortmyers I hate cudas

Another thing to look at is the Titanium wire leaders. I think its called Tiger Wire but I'm sure there are a few others ont he market. You can tie knots with it so in my opinion its far superior to steel leaders. You do not need to crimp this or use a swivel.

Hi All
I've done extensive testing with every kind of wire you can imagine and jumped on tiger wire when it was first introduced. It's a soft 49 strand, nylon coated wire is nice to work with but I've had it fail many times. In fact, I've had 30 pound golden dorados chop through 60# tigerwire like it was mono.
What ever you do, don't waste your money on titanium.
I'm absolutely certain the best wire for the job is 49 strand or 7x7 as it's called in some places with the appropriate crimps and crimper. It's quite flexible, does not kink easily and is very, very dependable. I think 90# is the lightest I've seen, and it's quite thin for it's strength. I usually use 90 with light tackle and 175 or or 275 with heavy stand-up gear.
best,
L