I pull plugs quite a bit out of my boat and always run a leader. 6 feet of maxima ultra green tied to a barrel swivel tied to high vis green trilene. The swivel does double duty, preventing any line twist and catching any debris that may slide down the line and would get on the plug otherwise. I leave the tag ends of the knots on the swivel a bit long to help catch the debris.
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