no shock lead

[codseeker]

i think its chinese whispers or bull,cos i fished the heugh all saturday night.and no mention of this,anyone snapping off shouldnt be fishing next to folk i dont snap off i use 30 straight through,

plum mate did ya catch out

[billfish4853]

well as you say every one has different opinion me personally i would never cast a 6oz lead without a shock leader if you got 6or7 turns on left your real as your casting it shouldn't crack off if it did it would be out in front of ya were no one would get hurt i cast otg what cast do you do with 30lb straight through

[smithy ov c.ham]

I always use shocker 60 70 lb becose I use 7oz leads plus bait wouldn't trust 35lb straight thu when ya swing it

[PokerMan]

I use 30 straight through aswell, never had a snap off yet, not worried about it either as I always fish where no one is around, lol I'm unsociable.

[smithy ov c.ham]

I use 30 straight through aswell, never had a snap off yet, not worried about it either as I always fish where no one is around, lol I'm unsociable.

Not be that if clips ya car lol

[adam.d]

where distance is req'd then I'll use a small reel with 15lb main and 65lb shock. Owt else I've been using 30lb straight thru. I usually use a 5oz lead. When I first used 30lb straight thru I was being very gentle with the cast, but you can put quite a bit of power into it! Obviously I'm not saying full pendulum lol
P.S, a penn 525 will hold more than enough 30lb line to fish with.

[magpies]

I switched to 60lb braid straight through and rotten bottoms. Weird thing is since I switched I never seem to get snagged ;-) Probably casting further.

[PokerMan]

Not be that if clips ya car lol

Haha yeah I always make sure my car is no where near me aswell lol

[Davyred]

I use my 525's filled with 20lb, 60lb leader attached with the bimini twist knot. I use this for piers/mixed ground.

For the real heavy stuff, I've got my Slosh with 30lb on it, and depending where I am (some heavy marks can need a good chuck) I attached a leader to it as well.

For all those who haven't tried it, take time on the bimini twist, it beats every other leader knot hands down.

[Karl M]

When greater distance is needed on clean ground venues, i use 15lb with a 60lb shockleader. I can tie a bimini but for simplicity when on the beach i use an albright.

For mixed/heavy ground i use 30lb straight through.

[The Plum]

plum mate did ya catch out

just whities mate they were commiting suicide me nephew gota 3narf poundercod using cart