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Grandpa · Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 12:02 pm Post subject: Shock Leaders

I use shock leaders on my bait casting reels, but, was wondering if they work OK on a spinning reel. I'm concerned that the line will hang on the knot where the leader and main line join. Any suggestions/advice will be greatly appreciated. I would prefer to be safe with heaving 3 to 5 oz of lead!

Grandpa

Torpedo · Pony Mullet Joined: 10 Aug 2004 Posts: 142

A shock leader will work fine on your spinning reel just make sure you tie a small knot and trim the tag ends off as close as possible.

When reeling in I manually guide the knot towards the front lip of the spool to decrease the chance of line catching on the knot.

I personally prefer to use tapered shock leaders which allow for an even smaller knot.

Grandpa · Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 9:03 am Post subject:

Thanks - I was really concerned about the line hanging on the knot and breaking off the rig