Top shot or no top shot? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

YakDout · 07-27-2013, 02:26 PM

A little piece of mono or flouro is good to make that section stretch a little when getting a nice bite. If you're tied straight to braid there is essentially no stretch so you can actually miss some fish due to pulled hooks. On the other hand , less knots is always better . Also when fishing lots of kelp don't make top shot too long because you can break off on the topshotted section .

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07-27-2013, 02:26 PM	#7
YakDout Brandon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,345	A little piece of mono or flouro is good to make that section stretch a little when getting a nice bite. If you're tied straight to braid there is essentially no stretch so you can actually miss some fish due to pulled hooks. On the other hand , less knots is always better . Also when fishing lots of kelp don't make top shot too long because you can break off on the topshotted section .