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But the advantages of braid for feeling strikes and getting good hooksets is well worth the risk since the first 2 ft of line is what most often takes the brunt of abrasion impact the mono leader with a braid mainline is tough to beat

Poles can be inserted and removed from the holder with little trouble

Favourite colours again would include purples and golds

Cod push into the shallowsperfect for topwater and visual presentations

You can tell these fish are sitting about 40 feet from the boat, since the white circle is 45 feet away

For a multi-lugworm bait aimed at cod, a larger size 1/0, 2/0 or even two hooks in a Pennell set-up may be more suitable, while for a mackerel head, whole calamari squid, whole peeler crab for bass or conger a 4/0 to 6/0 pattern is advised