I have been thinking about shock leaders & weighted Eddystone eels. It just seems a little too complicated (tried it before on the Shimano but the knot used to interfere with casts) so I am thinking of getting some 20lb braid, per Foxfish's earlier suggestion on the Cornwall thread. That way I don't need a shock leader but still get a nice fine line at the all important fishy end.
It seems like it might cost £12 or £14 pounds (gulp! as much as my new reel!) - I will shop around a bit. Mike Ladle suggested starting with 20lb Fireline. Do you guys have brand preferences?
I will probably get a small reel at some point, probably a Shimano 2000 or 2500. Seem like rear drag is generally used for spinning rather than the fromt drag(?). It seems like a small reel will be enough with low diameter braid. Although meantime, I am thinking of getting the braid first & putting it on my old Abu 505...which I think is really intended for freshwater spinning with 6-8lb line. It has a nice star-drag system too.
No spearing this weekend - 12mph winds out of the SW look foreboding. I also racked up an impressive petrol bill last month
. Crab cakes for tea though
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