shockleaders

recently started using 35lb braid but find tying a mono shockleader to it with the allbright knot tends to hit the eyes when casting ,would it be possible to use say 60lb braid with no leader , i mostly use 5oz weights and a fixed spool reel :oops:

shockleader needs to have a bit of stretch to it to take the strain and shock of casting, casting big leads with braid will put all the pressure on the rod, i'm sure others will be able to add more..

good chance of loosing the tip of your finger :shock: if you use braid straight through :wink:.

learned that the hard way :shock: now i cut the finger out of one ofmy workgloves ,works a treat :wink:

using a mono shock on braid is dangerous...Braid is super fine and will slowly cut away at your mono, especially with knots and the amount of pressure in the cast involved...so if you pendulum or even overhead thump i wouldnt like to be beside you when it flies off :shock:

using a mono shock on braid is dangerous...Braid is super fine and will slowly cut away at your mono, especially with knots and the amount of pressure in the cast involved...so if you pendulum or even overhead thump i wouldnt like to be beside you when it flies off :shock:

the only time to be worried would be if the shock wasnt long enough.. other wise the braid will follow the line.. the shock knot shouldn't have any pressure(or at least very little) when being cast, all the pressure will be on the last two winds of shock on the spool.

this is where mono has the advantage over braid, i usually have between 5 and 7(and possibly more) turns of shock on the spool crossed back and forth over its self to reduce any digging in, with braid there is always the fear of it digging into itself during a cast and resulting in one hell of a birdie

very true, i was half sleeping last night when i wrote that....lol

what in your opinions would thebest mono be and what breaking strain should the mono beforethe leader be :?:

Grey Greased weasel is hard to beat in 60LB, Sukuma in 70lb is excellent too, both very supple lines and sit well on the spool. Buy a good make not a cheap spool of hard crinkly stuff.

rig body 60lbs-70lbs, shockleader 10lbs per ounce (if you use mostly 5oz leads 50lbs-to 60lbs will be fine)

greased weasel is good and i have found the shakespear shockleader quite good too..

to avoid bedding in with braid, soak the spool in water for half an hour, then put it on the spool very tight. very very tight and you'll have no problems.

What is it about the different coloured greased weasels? Grey is brillent because it very supple. I tend to use 60lb for shock beach fishing and 40lb for the main body of my traces. However the orange is less supple and the green/clear has the opposite characteristics to the grey, ie low memory and stiff. I think the lines should be marketed under different names they are so different.

try using a tapered shockleader they are good if you are having trouble with crack offs use a grinner to grinner with 6 turns on the mono and 10 on the braid if the taper is very thin ie down to 15 lb cut off the really thin line aim for where it thickens to about 20lb diameter
dodger p.s 50 lb braid would be way to thick for shore work ,boat maybe

Cant fault the grey greased weasel 60lb shockleader!!

have to order that stuff online i think, was in two tackle shops in carlow today lookin for tapered shockleader and grey greased weasel should have seen the look of bewilderment on their faces :roll: :shock: