good thread gents, and alot of keen answers,,,,,,,,
i'm from the Nebe and steve school on this one,
plugging is 30# to 50# Fireline,
with a shock leader of Ande pink 60# to 80# Mono,
usually 10' to 12' of leader material, using the
heavier line for the Fall Run and spot specific.
when eeeeeeeeeling or chunking,
25# Ande BCountry to a shocker
of 50# to 80# either Ande pink or Ande IGFA green,
spot specific again~~~ rocks, COWS, lobster pots, etc.
and i cut back often and will change leaders and hooks
after any fish over 25#'s, regardless of the cost.
iffin i get into the booos i'll switch my shocker
to Ande Flouro 60# clear, but i doan tangle with too
many bluefish~~ by design.
the biggest mistake i made last year, that
DID in fact cost me a MONSTER Striper was NOT
changing my spool after landing 3 fish the night before.
1 over 30; and 2 in the 20#-30# class.
i will always re-spool from that night forward,
hence the necessity for my mega spool of Ande BCountry.
i always have multiple leaders, snelled hooks, and will have a back-up spool
for my PENN750ssm this year for my mono applications.
Monofilament line=Dinosaur tackle=DinoBIG Stripers
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