I've feeder fished for many years and nobody fishes with a leader of a heavier breaking strain than their main line. WRONG the leader should always be your weakest link, so if the worse happens and you hook a monster and you get broken up you ONLY lose your leader and hook, not most of your line which could be as much as 50 or 60 metres if your feeder fishing at range. People wonder why they are breaking for no reason, that would be why :P because you can't see leader tension, and they are making it their weak point. Your leader is attached to your main line, you have no gauges for it. 'As regards the tackle just make sure it's balanced and the leader is the weakest link.' Originally posted by Trulight_CBT:DISAGREE: