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Re: shock leaders

Posted By: jlmann
Date: Saturday, 3-6-10, at 8:21 a.m.

In Response To: shock leaders (Fisherman "B")

That sounds about right for the length of a shock leader , maybe a little on the long side. So much of it depends on personal preference and what you are most comfortable with. You can always shorten the leader if you need to , so I would start longer , and shorten it until you have the length you like. Also keep an eye on knots and abrasions on the line and retie as needed , nothing is worse than losing a good fish because of something that is preventable.

As far as knots go , I'm not familiar with a " water knot " , but knots are a matter of personal preference also. I know people that use uni to uni knots ,blood knots , no name knots etc. etc. So I guess I would recommend using what you can tie best. Personally , I've had good luck with the " Albright knot " , seems to go through the guides better , but that's just my personal preference.

I think Berkley has some info on knots and knot strength on their website , I remember seeing a really good site a while back , but I can't recall what it was. If I can find it again , I'll post a link.

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Messages In This Thread

shock leaders -- Fisherman "B" -- Saturday, 3-6-10, at 7:48 a.m.
Re: shock leaders -- jlmann -- Saturday, 3-6-10, at 8:21 a.m.
Re: shock leaders -- Jim -- Saturday, 3-6-10, at 10:35 a.m.
Re: shock leaders -- dude -- Saturday, 3-6-10, at 5:38 p.m.
Re: shock leaders -- jlmann -- Saturday, 3-6-10, at 8:43 p.m.
Re: shock leaders -- Terry -- Tuesday, 3-9-10, at 11:04 p.m.
Re: shock leaders -- jlmann -- Wednesday, 3-10-10, at 7:28 a.m.
Re: shock leaders -- Terry OB -- Saturday, 3-6-10, at 11:46 p.m.
Re: shock leaders -- dude -- Sunday, 3-7-10, at 8:13 a.m.
Re: shock leaders -- Terry -- Sunday, 3-7-10, at 10:18 p.m.
Re: shock leaders -- jlmann -- Monday, 3-8-10, at 5:35 p.m.
Re: shock leaders -- Terry -- Monday, 3-8-10, at 10:43 p.m.
Re: shock leaders -- Terry -- Monday, 3-8-10, at 11:03 p.m.
Re: shock leaders -- King -- Thursday, 3-11-10, at 7:37 a.m.
Re: shock leaders -- Terry -- Thursday, 3-11-10, at 11:04 p.m.
Re: shock leaders -- King -- Saturday, 3-6-10, at 6:36 p.m.
Re: shock leaders -- Fisherman "B" -- Sunday, 3-7-10, at 3:10 p.m.
Re: shock leaders -- King -- Sunday, 3-7-10, at 8:36 p.m.

 

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