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Long Leaders and spinning gear...
After seeing the edge video on how easy braid (ALL BRAID) gets B*&^ slapped on a rock I did some serious thinking about my line (suffix 50)... I just like it too much to go back to Mono, but obviously, it has a serious flaw, in it's abrasion resistance. In the past I've tried a long shock leader to get my main line out of the rocks, all to no success as the knot ALWAYS got worn and eventually broke of while slapping a guide. But I decided to try it again.
Here's what I've found. IF you tie the shock leader so you get a few wraps around the spool IT WILL NOT WORK for very long. You can here the knot spanking the guides. BUT, if you tie it short enough so that it falls about a foot short of the spool, it flows through the guides very nicely. I have fished it for a few nights with NO sign of weekness at the end of the night. I tie an alberto knot to connect line to leader. I have been fishing a 9' rod with VERY SMALL guides, and about a 12 foot leader.
Hope this helps others who like me, love there braid, but want the abrasion resistance of Mono. This gets you close...
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