How To Splice Kryston Score Leadcore

How To Splice Kryston Score Leadcore
September 11th, 2008

Being able to splice your own leadcore leaders will enable you to use a wider range of leadcore leaders in your fishing as you can’t buy most types of leadcore in ready spliced leaders, it will also enable you to splice your leaders to your fishing needs. Splicing leadcore can take some practice but once your got the hang of it and your confident you will be able to benefit from it in your fishing.

The leadcore used in this demonstration was Kryston Score Gold Leadcore.

Step 1.

Peel back the outer coating of the leadcore to reveal the lead inner, remove about 2-3 inches of the inner leadcore. (See picture below)

Step 2.

Once you’ve pulled the outer coating back to its original position you need to thread a splicing needle up the inside of the coating away from the lead inner about an inch. Start threading the needle up the outer coating from the end of the lead inner. (See Pictures below)

Step 3.

Now slightly blob the end of the outer coating to prevent the splicing needle unravelling it as your pulling it back through. (See picture below)

Step 4.

This is the time to add a swivel or clip to the leadcore if you wish to splice one on for your lead setup. Hook the splicing needle onto the end of the coating and close the gate to prevent the needle snagging. (See picture below)

Step 5.

Step 6.

Now gently coax the needle back through the outer coating of the leadcore using the needle, to make it easier if your struggling try pushing the outer coating together as your pulling the needle through this will make to hole through the centre of the outer coating slightly larger. The finished spliced leadcore should look like this. (See picture below)

Whatever you do, don’t splice a swivel onto the mainline end of the leadcore as this will prevent your lead or rig coming off the leader in the event of a break when fishing running, inline or helicopter lead setups and is also likely to pick up weed and become snagged on the lake bed.

Tight Lines

David

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