Depends on what you fish for! If you have 100 feet of top shot, now all you have is real expensive backing. I'm what you would say New school (I guess) been fishing since I was 8 and never not owned a boat, mono is the way of the past. Are you going to fish the island mostly? I fish 65lb spectra and 55 or 65lb floro, with an 8 foot top shot. I never have a problem getting bit and cuts through kelp. When I fish tuna I Drop my top shot down to 30 or 40lb. I feel it helps make the bait swim more natural. I have dived while my friends are fishing and the floro 100percent disappears. I never use hallow, I don’t like Jerry Brown personal I Think its to slick I tie my own knots if they fail I only have me to blame and Have a shop put it on. It needs to be put on tight or you have back lash hell.
On my trollers I do have a 100 feet of mono because I want the stretch and Zack(FireEscape) will fish mono for butts because of the same reason.
I tie a bimini to worm knot. then a small amout of glue on my knots. Joe
http://www.leadertec.com/tipsandtech...ts_Bimini.html
http://www.blackwaterinternationalin...worm_knot.html
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