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Running line for beginner

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Mangrove Cuckoo
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Running line for beginner

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Well... not actually a beginner - just someone who has not played with shooting heads for a few decades.

I tried `em, but back then the constant tangles drove me off. I believe I was using some sort of oval mono for the running line?

So, if I was to give it a go again... what is the consensus "best" - as in least tangling material to try for the running line. Max distance is not my concern... usability is.

I have plenty of candidate lines for the heads.

Thanks!
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Re: Running line for beginner

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Least tangles, get a coated runningline 🙂

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Re: Running line for beginner

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I don't think many would argue that mono is the best for distance, but I find it a bitch to fish with. As such, for fishing I use the running line from #5 floaters that I've ruined during casting practice. I just cut out the really bad bit and use the rest to graft onto the back of any shooting head I want to fish with (I use the head I've chopped off as a practice line for #5 distance).

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