Chris is right loop to loop is small but not smaller than spliced. I'm sure Chris would switch out those connections for you everytime a blue decided to taste the mono. If you are casting to tuna and blue are in the mix then you may want to put away the spinning rod and put out the big boy gear. Either way you can't go wrong loop to loop or splice. For a great rod look up black hole rods. Kilsong is the man for this type of stuff. As for splicing and its benefits, look up Basil Pappas he'll show you how to do it. He taught me.
kilsongs site is pissa. mostly out of my league pricewise though. i was planning on using a pretty long leader, like 20'. that way if the blues come by i can just retie/crimp. how long a piece do i need to splice in?
20' leader will cast like crap,my leader wraps around the spool only a few times.7.5' rod,3 or 4' tag=10 -12' leader.I can really fire an unweighted piece of rubber or ronz.Like I mentioned before,I think the edge carries Basils leaders.20' is fine for jigging though.
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