We Pushed Mr. Sweeney’s Leader to Its Limit - Here’s What Broke

alexosen
1 day ago
2 min read

The Goal: Find the Leader’s True Limit

At Sweeney’s Sports and Catch Happy, we build leaders to handle real striper fights — sudden surges, boat-side chaos, abrasion, structure, weeds. But we’ve never pushed one to total failure.

So today, Axel Tackle and I decided to test how much weight Mr. Sweeney’s Leader could actually withstand in a controlled (but pretty wild) setup.

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From Five Pounds to Thirty-Five

Each crab pot weighs exactly five pounds.

We started with one - Axel set the hook hard, dragged it toward him, and the leader barely noticed.

Five pounds became fifteen, then twenty-five, then thirty-five.

Each test got a little crazier.

Still no failure.

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