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When Red Fishing From the Surf...
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08/15/18 03:44 PM
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spazm09
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Should I use a steel leader in case a shark bites?
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Re: When Red Fishing From the Surf...
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08/15/18 04:47 PM
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What kind of rod setup are you using? If you are using your normal light tackle like your bass rod, then I'd stick with a 40-50# mono leader at most. That should hold up for most of the toothy critters you'll encounter including smaller sharks. Anything that breaks through that big of a leader you probably don't want to try to fight with light tackle anyway.
If you've got a dedicated surf/offshore setup that can handle really big fish then you may take a different approach.
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Re: When Red Fishing From the Surf...
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08/15/18 04:58 PM
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spazm09
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I've got a mix. My smallest pole has 30lbs braid on it which I'll use for tossing lures for smaller game. My other 4 poles are my bigger setups that I mostly use for big cats. 50lbs braid or higher. One of those is a my big shark setup which I will for sure have a steel leader on.
From what I've been reading about fishing for bull reds, seems like sharks would be mixed in quite often.
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Re: When Red Fishing From the Surf...
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08/16/18 05:34 PM
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Matthewt151
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Light weight tackle nah, but medium to heavy there is no reason not to use steel leader.
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