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tip question
Posted by: Michael Guidry (---.spk.usace.army.mil)
Date: May 05, 2009 06:56PM

my son does alot of shark/ray fishing. He has wore a grove in a couple of cheap rod tips using braided. What tip should I use help delay this from happening again. I already advised him I`d use heavy mono but youngsters are set in their way. Thanks in advance.

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Re: tip question
Posted by: Chuck Payne (---.cable.mindspring.com)
Date: May 05, 2009 06:58PM

Just replace it with a alconite tip top it will be fine for years to come

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Re: tip question
Posted by: Michael Guidry (---.spk.usace.army.mil)
Date: May 05, 2009 06:59PM

thank you

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Re: tip question
Posted by: J.B. Hunt (---.pool.dsl.logantele.com)
Date: May 05, 2009 10:52PM

I agree with Chuck. They are tough.

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Re: tip question
Posted by: Whit Engle (---.prenova.com)
Date: May 06, 2009 08:21AM

Alconites are an excellent choice. If he is fishing in the surf for the brutes, I have gone on a couple of my rods to the tiops with the inserts of titanium or zirconium just for that extra measure of toughness. American Tackle makes them, and they are quite reasonably priced.

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Re: tip question
Posted by: Michael Guidry (---.spk.usace.army.mil)
Date: May 06, 2009 10:53AM

Thanks again everyone.

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