b'Surfcasters generate a huge amount of Feature force with their long rods and benefit from using tapered shock leaders.Fluorocarbon is an excellent choice of leader when soft baiting due to its higher abrasion resistance and slightly faster sinking rate.HOW DO YOU CHOOSEof fishing to make that decision. HOW STRONG SHOULD MY A LEADER? Fluorocarbon sinks a bit fasterLEADER BE?Deciding whether to useand absorbs less water thanThis is a great question, and fluorocarbon or mono is often themonofilament but is a bit morethe variables depend on a few first dilemma with fluorocarbondifficult to tie knots with.things. Firstly, what species are being more expensive forFluorocarbon suits sinking luresyou targeting? Toothy fish like better abrasion resistance andfor this reason, and I favour it forsnapper require heavier leader less visibility under the water.fishing softbaits, slow pitch or(when bait fishing) 15kg-27kg in This last benefit (less visibilityslow jigs. The downside with waterstrength, especially when fishing underwater) has been robustlyabsorption is that it weakens theoff the rocks where your line will disputed however it is still widelyline and decreases strength. get a beating and snapper will accepted to be true. From my ownSo, there are pros and cons. Ifbury themselves under a shelf. experience of fishing fluorocarbon,youre not sure, sticking to a goodKahawai have fine little teeth that it fishes better than monofilament,quality monofilament leader brandwill still shave away at the line so but youll benefit from some of yourwill not cost you too much in thekeep an eye on the leader to see if own trial and error with your styleway of lost fish. there is much fraying around the 24FISHING IN GODZONE MAGAZINE'