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This makes it better when targeting species that have fragile mouths, such as crappie, in which a hard hookset wont just tear the hook out of the fishs mouth, it will tear right through the fishs mouth

Its worth restating that you could again use a braid-to-mono leader in these situations, to take advantage of the pros of each line type while simultaneously negating the adverse aspects of the cons

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For example, the surgeons knot is one of the strongest and best for tying together any two lines when time is of the essence

Often, it is possible to catch fall smallmouth from wintering areas even if your screens were unable to confirm their presence prior to fishing