Free Line 108 — September 2026 - Flipbook - Page 96
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h e avily on pronged leads i s f o r
s p ot finding. With comp l e t e
c o nfidence in my IQ2 D- R i g,
I ’ m always looking to f i s h
d i rectly on the bo tto m, a n d
t h e only way to be abso lu t e l y
s u re a spot is clean is to r u n
a pronged lead acro ss it a f t e r
l o cating it with a bare lea d .
I ’ve had plenty of occasi o n s
silkweed. The same applies to
gravel. Some areas can feel
fantastic through a bare lead
b u t t u r n o u t t o b e m u ss e l b e d s
or really rough, lumpy gravel.
If a pronged lead glides
e f f o r tl e s sl y a c r o s s a gr a v e l
s p o t, t h a t ’s e x a c t l y t h e t y p e
o f a re a I ’ m l o o k i n g f o r.
Fo r m e, p r o n g e d l e a d s a r e
w here a spot has fel t grea t o n m o r e t h a n j u s t a l e a d – t h e y ’r e
t h e cast, only for the pron g e d o n e o f t h e b e s t f i s h - f i n d i n g
l e ad to come back tangle d i n t o o l s y o u c a n h a v e.
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