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wyepike

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• May 27, 2006

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Am doing some river carping locally this summer. Fish have come out up to 30lb. Am wondering should I use braid eg like PowerPro 20-30lb for example or say 15lb mono? Reels Shimano 8010's and rods Shimano 2.25 tc. Will be fishing mostly close range within a few yards from sunken trees or other bad snags.

 

captain carrott

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• May 27, 2006

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personnaly mono every time on this one.but i do tend to be a bit of a braidophobic

 

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Warren 'Hatrick' (Wol) Gaunt

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• May 27, 2006

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Braid, power pro in 35. With something like 50lb Arma-kord from Korda as a good quality snag leader if your within yards of sunken trees and bad snags. Fish with the rods at your side.

 

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wyepike

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• May 27, 2006

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Excellent advice and thanks to Benny for pointer to the other stuff eg the snag leaders option. On the one venue (bristol Avon) I plan to fish boats are a problem here so backleads etc will probably have to be used. Is it worth getting that book on River Carping by Neil Wayte? Only ?4 from Amazon!