Shadow1

My local tackle store has started to carry McCoy Mean Green line. I have used Yozuri Hybrid for years and love the line. However, I can't buy it locally or really even close to my home. A Bass Pro Shop that is just over 2 hours away doesn't carry it anymore either. I like the idea of just going to the local tackle store and getting what I need. My local dealer told me that if I like Yozuri Hybrid that I will love the Mean Green. Thoughts . . .

Guys, this question may have been beat to death, so I want to beat it some more. I was a avid musky fisherman. A long move took me away from the waters of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Anyway, fishing musky I would use #85 or #100 braid with a #100 fluorocarbon leader. I have seen where some guys are using #40 or #50 braid and a #12 fluoro leader. Why are you using leaders for smallmouth with braid? I used it because musky would bite off braid but I have never had one bite off #100 fluoro. Anyway, doesn't using a #12 leader take away from the benefits of the strength of braid? #12 fluoro will break before #50 braid. Thanks!!

Thanks for the replies guys. You would've had to seen that treble to believe how buried it was in that fishes' jaw. I always have hook cutters and snap forceps on my boat (a product of my musky fishing). I cut the hooks and pulled the pieces with the forceps. I was just worried I had her out of the water too long. She did respond well, splashing water all over me as she took off. My guess is she was out of the water 3 maybe 4 minutes.

Last week guys I hooked a 4-5lb largemouth that just destroyed my Lucky Craft Pointer 78. She hit it so hard that both trebles were buried. One in her upper lip and the rear one with all three hooks kinda twisted in the jawbone hinge. To make a long story short, I had to cut the lower hooks to get them out. I was afraid to force the hooks out of her jaw because of their placement. I hurried but was so afraid she might be out of the water too long. I finally got her back in the water, and she kicked water on me and sped off. So what is the amount of time you will keep a fish out of water to "do surgery" to get some really buried hooks out?