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I use a 50 Lb Ande leader and tie a double surgeons loop in the end with a swivel in the loop and a 12 inch tag end and 4 feet long end. I tie the teaser on the short line and leave it about 6 inches long plus the teaser. I bend the leader material so it sticks out sideways from the longer line. Then I tie a snap on the longer line so its 3 feet from the teaser. Whole thing is about 37 inches long plus the plug. I tie onto the swivel. The snap is nice cause you can change the plug easy. I've seen days where fall blitzing fish wouldn't touch a blue and white atom but would hammer an orange and yellow one so its nice to be able to change the plug easy.
I love a popper and a teaser for early morning and late afternoons this time of year. I used a greenish sandeel one Sat afternoon and had a black and white one with me friday night but just ended up eeling and didn't use it. I would have put it on with a black needlefish friday.
One of the things you have to be carefull of when rigging with a teaser is the teaser tangling with the plug line hanging down. A shorter whisker sticking out sort of sideways fron the line hanging down to the plug keeps the teaser frpm tangling. You can't really get that effect if you tie the teaser to the swivel. It just hangs down straight and sometimes gets fouled with the plug line. I guess there's nothing sacred about 3 feet but you shouldn't be too close IMO and you adjust the length for better casting around that 3 foot range.
50 lb Ande is pretty tough stuff but you can even go higher if you want. I've been trying 60 lb instead of 50 for a while now at the Ditch. For the teaser rig , the heavy line makes a nice stiff whisker to keep the teaser clear if you don't make it too long.
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