umm...I have red snappers now for manybe 10 years? anyway, I don't even know where they are. My leaders did not come with a casing to insert the rod....I was going to have to put one there myself....and before I got "round" to that.....my leaders softened up a bit and now I just pin. It doesn't take long now and I have learned not to poke myself as often and just keep a box of band aides close by just in case. One of the professionals around here says she likes pinning as she feels that it is easier to get everything on nice and straight. I sort of agree with that.