Thread: Shock leader ?

For those who fish some type of 2# mono , does anybody use a shock leader ?
After losing what seemed to be a nice fish yesterday that either wrapped me and broke me off or it had teeth and cut my 2# line , I got to thinking about using a six foot section of 4# Floroclear as a shock leader . May even try a 6# leader .
I’ll need to try both and see if it has any effect on jig action and casting .
I fish around rocks a good bit and I’m always checking and retying because of the sharp edges of the rocks .
Anybody have any suggestions?

I think a shock leader would reduce action and casting distance resulting in a decrease in number of fish caught. With 2# line you are going to lose some nice fish but you will get more strikes than you would using shock leaders or heavier line. If things go well you can catch giant fish on 2# when they do hit. This year I caught an 8# and 10# bass and a huge grass carp over 50# using 2# mono that I might not have even hooked with heavier line. 4# and 6# line look like rope to me and only use it when fishing strictly for bass or hybrids. I'd say try the shock leader, you can always cut it off.