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Shockleader
Fishing rigs to be used whilst sea fishing

Shockleader - Safety First
Shockleader - Probable the most important thing to remember whilst shore fishing

Shockleader is a length of monofilament line that connects your reel line to your sea fishing rig .It acts like a shock absorber as casting a weigh can put a lot of strain on your main line

You use a shockleader to stop ' snap offs '. A shockleader should always be heaver breaking strain than that of your main line on your reel .

As a guidance here are some guidelines on what to use to your weight - 4oz of lead = 40lb

With reels like this , then why not use tapered shockleader . A tapered shockleader is a length of mono line that is tapered i.e. starts at 15lb and then progresses in strength and thickness to 60lb

The benefits of using a tapered shockleader on these types of reels is that the knot is a lot lest in size and thus reducing the snagging when it goes through the line feed arm

On some makes of fishing reels there is a line layer this is a device that lays the line evenly using a bar

For the best knots to join your shockleader to your main line

Albrigth Knot