Darren.
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Welcome, jaybird!
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Welcome aboard, John!
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Score! I'm a fan, "somewhat new" to English football, I watch it often now-a-days. Was a big NASL fan back in the day. Cosmos were my team. For English futbol, Man U fan for the most part, but love the talent across the league.
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For me, lighter gear = fewer elbow problems!
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I try to get the hook out. If I cannot without significant damage, I will cut the line and hope for the best. What I'd like to do is get a long pair of needle nose pliers so I can mash the barb if it is in the throat, then remove it with less damage. Most of the time I can remove hooks without issue, though.
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You can certainly do that. But the fact you already have a PP spooled reel, you can buy several spools of ... whatever ... and tie on a leader length of each to experiment. Cheaper to tie on leaders than to respool an entire reel. Again, IMO. So for finesse applications, I use 10lb PP and leaders anywhere from 6 to 15 pounds. Anything from pure fluoro to copoly lines. Tie on 4, 6, 8, 10, 20, 30 feet of a leader if you want. I think you'll find it the best of all worlds.
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Welcome aboard, Dave!
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Welcome, Justin!
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Welcome aboard, Leroy! Used to be in the DFW area, back in the 80s/early 90s, but no more. But as they say, once a Texan....
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Vet xInfinity!!
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Hey wow, that's pretty nice stuff!
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I like an XF Medium rod for fishing soft plastics. This is what I've used for drop shotting, works very well. As well, one rod manufacturers' Medium is anothers' MH (St. Croix). So if you can get your hands on the rod first, have someone at the other end hold the tip as you lift so you can feel the action. A lot of retailers will let you bring your reel in and test it out on various rods to see how the balance is.
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Hey, welcome to the forums, fellow Virginian! Stop by the Introductions forum and say hi. Unfortunately I never fish down on the the South Side, so can't be of help there. But there are a number of forum members who probably can help you out there.
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Count me among the 10lb braid crew. I use 10lb braid mainline on all my spinning gear and can use any type of leader depending on the conditions. You can use short leaders, or long leaders (Gary Yamamoto uses long leaders on his spinning gear). IMHO, best of all worlds that gives you a great variety to fish. Go super light leader of 2lb test up to 20lb or whatever. 10 lb braid is very strong, supple, no memory or line management issues to speak of. 10lb PowerPro has diameter of 2lb mono, so you can get a lot of it spooled up on UL, L, and M sized reels. Try the original PowerPro, or the new PowerPro Slick 8 which a lot of folks really like. And learn to tie a good leader knot and you'll never worry about breakage. I use the Albright normally, sometimes Uni-to-Uni. I am 100% confident in my knots. Never a worry that they're the weak point in the link. Caught my PB in thick slop using 10lb braid + leader!
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That was a good deal! We've gotten absolute "steals" at DSG from time to time. Sale items that are even cheaper than advertised when we get to checkout. Love those times!
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Bummer, man! Sadly, these things happen from time to time. Was your drag set too tight, by chance?
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Welcome aboard!
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I went with a Chronarch 50e. Love it.
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A leader is/can be used for more than just that. Depending on the material (mono, fluorocarbon), you can use a leader to 1) preserve your investment in braid by only changing out the leader as needed 2) use a leader with braid for abrasion resistance if you're fishing in rocks, shells, etc. 3) use a leader for easily spooked fish - some feel braid being a solid can spook fish, so a leader can help there... 4) ... there's more others can add
