1st shave of the season

[hookset]

I use 40 pound leader material but ill retie my set up frequently as any time i feel a fray i get paranoid. also using braided line i feel i can tie tighter knots with a smaller diameter mono. Now all this advise brings about the truth. I pretty much suck at tog fishing and haven't caught very many "slobs"!!! So do what you will.

[Clam Strings]

I use 50 pp braid uni to 50 mono works for great for most bites and depths..if I am fishing deep water later season I will go 60 lb...I personally feel flouro always frays and fail if your on really sticky bottom..80 lb way to heavy and is hard to Snell a hook or tie a uni.. when you set the hook don't let them dig rip that baby off the bottom get them up then you can give them some drag the last run 10 ft from the boat is usually the best.. Every tog is different!!!

[Ismellfishy]

I used to mess around with 40, but I busted off a monster and after that retied eeverything with 60 mono. I go with 50pp, top shot of 60 mono, and loop to loop connection to breakaway rig made of 60 with 40 as loop for sinker. 60 is the heaviest I can tie effectively and well have not had a reason to jump to 80. Dont have problems with getting bites and I use 60 from the canal to the deep. dont be afraid of going heavy. the 12# I got last year broke off the sinker just like it was supposed to.

[dfish28]

Smelly: just wondering how you tie your 40 on your main 60?

[Ismellfishy]

Originally Posted by dfish28

Smelly: just wondering how you tie your 40 on your main 60?

60 goes to snelled hook(s) with dropper 12"-15" up from hook. Then the 40 is short piece with a loop at each end, 1 for sinker and 1 to attatch to dropper, and an overhand knot in between.