Silvercast--I tried your setup at Barrier Damn, and it worked GREAT!! I needed a lot of weight to get out in the fast flow, and with that much weight my poor lil' snake woulda' looked more like a Python. With your setup I had not a single snag, and could clear the river and land on the far side with my spinning reel (which I accidently did when I set down the baitcaster and picked up the spinner). I do have one improvement to add. Don't let the lead poke out of the tubing on the top (closer to pole) of this setup. My leader got hung up in the crack between the main line and the lead on many casts. I solved the problem by pulling the tubing farther up, 'til it completely covered all the lead on the top of your setup. No more problems. Thanks for sharing your setup with us. :p

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