I've been using 25# seag. f/c for the past two years without any problems. I guess I haven't run into any fish to teach me a lesson yet! I fish the rockiest of places in RI and have landed fish up to 33# without a break-off. Am I just lucky (or ignorant)? Seems like everyone else is using much heavier. Usually start with about 6' and after a night of tying direct end up with 4'.

Its the only thing I've ever used for leaders (20 years and counting) and can't understand why one would use anything different.

I won't trust anything else when it comes to landing trophy dogfish.