Using a shock leader

[Tarpon4me]

The only thing the shock leader is for is so you can really whip the sinker in the air with out risk of loosing your rig. So, simply tie on a top shot of about 10 yards of heavy mono and you're good. The ratio you mentioned sounds pretty good, but I would say 50lb mono is as heavy as you'd want to go. It should handle anything you can bring it, up to a 6 or 7 oz lead.

You can attach you two line with a albright knot. See Below:



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