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    SA style spinning rod question

    I am having a custom spinning rod built with space made to mount my bionic finger on the rod. I see on the South African style spinning rods there is material that is holding the bionic finger in place on the rod. What material is that? Is it silicone tubing? Is it epoxy/Resin combo? And where...
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    JDB and Fishmate Carbon coated wire

    I am interested in using this wire but US tackle outlets and online stores do not sell this "type" of wire. Would like to have the ability to snell my hooks and make knots at the swivel. I'm looking around to see if there are wire manufactures that can make this. Does this type of wire go by a...
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    Surfcasting shark trace

    Do you see an issue with a sinker snoot being part light cable and part mono. My goal is to reduce bite offs from sharks. Not eliminate but to reduce bite offs. Light cable .041in in the green highlight connected to mono to the grapnel sinker in red. Your thoughts pros or cons.
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    Grapnel sinker

    Forum. Question here about grapnel sinker. I am making my own grapnel sinkers. The stem eye or longtail eye you set in mould before pouring the lead. Is 1.5mm wire a good diameter? Is 1.5mm wire a strong enough diameter to where the stem eye won't open up fighting a big fish from the beach? or...
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    FG Knot Question

    Greetings, I have a question about the FG Knot and line diameters. I surfcast (for sharks) with 80lb braid (0.45mm solid braid sufix 832) and want to connect 200lb braid (which is 0.58mm) for braided leader going through the guides. My question is will the FG Knot hold at these line diameters...
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    Surfcasting shark leader question

    For those who surfcast for sharks I have a question here. I have a interest in using a South African style leader in the surf. In picture uploaded I made a test leader South African style. My question is for the fisherman who tie mono from the sliding swivel above the mono stopper to the...
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