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fishweewee · 07-30-2002, 06:10 PM

Whoa whoa Mr. CWL...

I agree with Slipknot, that 50 lb. stuff is waaaay to heavy!

You'll get more distance if you reduce down to 25 lb. test mono, and then use a 40-50 lb. monofilament shock leader (a length and a half of the rod plus three turns around the reel spool).

Just my $0.02.

07-30-2002, 06:10 PM	#4
fishweewee Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: . Posts: 5,935	Whoa whoa Mr. CWL... I agree with Slipknot, that 50 lb. stuff is waaaay to heavy! You'll get more distance if you reduce down to 25 lb. test mono, and then use a 40-50 lb. monofilament shock leader (a length and a half of the rod plus three turns around the reel spool). Just my $0.02.