Power Gum?

"LDR" wrote in message
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Lefty Kreh recommends it as a shock absorber between leader and flyline.
Does anyone else? Recommend it, I mean.


After checking it out, I can't recommend it for trout fishing. The
assumption is that you're fishing with a light tippet and expecting to get
hit by a mega-sized trout. Considering how often one knowingly is going to
walk into this situation, I'm not ready to dedicate my gear set-up to
accommodate nail knotting the shock gum into place. However, if I were
fishing the salt for large, hard-hitting fish with a very fast action rod, I
might consider it.

--Dave Eriksen