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tlapinski · 12-09-2003, 04:58 PM

Krispy, 50# fluoro is the minimum leader material i use for SoCo. 50# is for eels, 60# is for plugging. no problems so far with knots. i use 65# braid main line on spinning and 30# mono on conventionals. this pattern has served me very well. i know what you mean about fish damaging leaders fast. i went through the 25 pre tied i had with me the weekend of the MDA and had to tie up more in the hotel room just to finish the tourney out!

for keeping eels, i use a 5 gallon bucket tied to a dock on the CT river in my back yard. i had 4 -5 dozen in there at the end of the season, and they are still alive. make sure whatever you store them in is either dark colored to begin with, or you spray with black paint.

12-09-2003, 04:58 PM	#32
tlapinski All up in the Interweb! iTrader: (1) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In the dog house. Posts: 5,206	Krispy, 50# fluoro is the minimum leader material i use for SoCo. 50# is for eels, 60# is for plugging. no problems so far with knots. i use 65# braid main line on spinning and 30# mono on conventionals. this pattern has served me very well. i know what you mean about fish damaging leaders fast. i went through the 25 pre tied i had with me the weekend of the MDA and had to tie up more in the hotel room just to finish the tourney out! for keeping eels, i use a 5 gallon bucket tied to a dock on the CT river in my back yard. i had 4 -5 dozen in there at the end of the season, and they are still alive. make sure whatever you store them in is either dark colored to begin with, or you spray with black paint.