Cheap pike leader material

I've been using Surflon for pike bite tippets for a while
now - it's a nylon coated braided stainless wire, which is
flexible enough to tie knots in. It works great, but it
sells for about $10 for a 15 foot spool.

Today, I accompanied my wife on a trip to a bead store, of
all things, and found "Bead-alon Beading Wire", which to my
eye, looks to be the exact same stuff as Surflon. I bought
a 30 foot spool for $2.95. (Just to keep balance in the
cosmos, they did sell spools of nylon monofilament for
about 5 times what it costs at fishing tackle stores.)

Kevin


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