1. "ditch the flourocarbon all together...definately not needed"

2. I like to idea of PP, right to the spoon......I've been twitching Coho's...using 30# PP and it's been NO PROBLEM. My rod is a Cabelas, 10 foot, 8-15#, reel is a Stradic 30 and it handles the fish. very well.

Good luck with finding success to your problem.......thousands of people would love to be able to hook and lose that many steelhead.
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