Patent ID: 8458951

Claim:
A leader retention system comprising a base having a top edge; a bottom edge; a first side edge; a second side edge; a front face; a back face; at least one pair of corresponding notches in the top edge and the bottom edge of the base configured and dimensioned to receive a length of leader wrapped around the base against the front face and back face of the base; a retention pad recess; a slit in an edge of the base extending to the retention pad recess to facilitate placement of the leader into the retention pad; and at least one retention pad fixedly disposed adjacent one of the notches to receive and hold the leader end, the at least one retention pad including a retention pad slit for receiving a portion of the leader, the at least one retention pad located in the retention pad recess and substantially flush with at least one of the front and back faces of the base, wherein the at least one retention pad is offset from the corresponding pair of notches such that the end of a leader extending to the retention pad extends from the one of the notches at an angle to the axis defined between the pair of notches.