"Marty" wrote in message
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I use spinning gear with 15# braid, no leader and use that for just about
everything. Steve talked about abrasion resistance; I think he's talking
rocks, etc., because braid has fantastic abrasion resistance against wood
and vegetation. I think it's a waste of money to not use backing. I use
enough cheap mono backing to allow about 50 yards of braid to actually
fish with.

"Steve W." wrote in message
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OK new question...

Been sitting here going through the gear. Cleaning and lubing the reels,
checking poles for problems.

Now for the fun part.
Re-spool time.

Line wise I will probably be reloading a few with braid. Those will be
15-50 pound gear. The spinning reels will probably get good mono line
4-20# range)

So what have you used and how did you like it. And NO I don't want to
hear how I should ONLY use line made by XXXXX because it rocks..
I'd like to hear the real stories, warts and all.

Now maybe if you managed to snag a bikini off some 20 year old blond
using a particular line and hook....


What are you using for leader material? Do you use a leader all the
time? When you do how long are they? One guy I talked to recently was
saying that he uses a leader that is able to wrap at least 4 times
around the spool when the line is in.


--
Steve W.


There is one rock face I fish regularly. It has several fallen rocks in
front of it. Two of them have tempted me to get out my snorkeling stuff and
an air hammer. It doesn't matter what line I am using if a fish swims
across them it slices through like a razor. I've gotten used to fishing it
though and when I fish the space between I have the trolling motor turned
towards the rock and I'm ready to lift my rod up high after I set the hook.
If they don't get under the log at the far end I've got them.