I use a long leader, 3-4 foot. 40-50 pound test. It helps. But then again, I fish sand mostly. I've noticed that stripers will sometimes try to scrub a hook or lure off by swimming into the bottom. I think that's where most of my losses happen.
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Thomas Paine
30lb. iron silk ... the stuff is real good in the rocks... thin diam. ,,,cast well .. If the rocks are incrusted in barnicles nothing is guaranteed.. Usually these places hold good fish ... maddning ,,, ain't it ?