Trout Polyleaders

[munro]

My daughter who knows nothing about fishing recently popped in to a well known tackle shop in Dundee to buy me a birthday present, me having dropped a few hints about a new set of polyleaders for the new season - being a student thats about her financial limit.
In any event the shop assistant sold her three Vision polyleaders - intermediate, slow and fast sinking. Despite her telling him they were for Salmon fishing he sold her some clearly marked TROUT telling her these would be fine.
The packet states that the leaders are 30mm and 7KG.
Can I risk using these? Or has he just conned her (maybe didn't have any salmon leaders left)

[munro]

Thanks Springer- thats a big help. Didn't want to hurt her feelings by changing them.

I still have a few polyleaders from last year which seem to be in fairly good order. It would be interesting to know how long other members use these for - do they deteriorate with age?

[wilbert]

Munro are you sure that its 30mm and not 0.30mm as this would be about the right thickness for a 7kg (approx 15lbs) mono core of the polyleader. As springer says they will be ok for use in the summer with small flies and a lighter leader.

[munro]

Wilbert - Spot on - the packet does indeed read .30mm. Eyes aren't what they used to be.
Is it likely that these might cast better with,say, a #8 line than the normal thicker and heavier Salmon polyleaders or am I talking rubbish ?

[elwyman]

I'd agree with what Alan and Wilbert have said.

My biggest salmon off the Conwy was 18.5lb and it was caught on a small red ally fished using a DT10 floater and a 5' airflo braided trout leader, in lowish water conditions.

My only concern would be that braids certainly suffer wear and tear in use, and I guess polyleaders are the same - so I wouldn't be happy using a "frayed" trout polyleader for salmon.