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If a hook is swallowed, keep the fish unless you can easily remove the hook without injury and with minimal handling

I like to go about three quarters full, leaving 1/8- to 1/16inch space to the outside edge. Many anglers complain that freshly spooled braid causes wind knots, but Owens has found a helpful solution

The line is now high vis yellow, thinner in diameter, less prone to wind knots, and comes in spools of 150 meters with sensible strengths 6lb, 8lb, 10lb, 15lb, 20lb, 30lb, 50lb and 300 meter spools of 10lb, 15lb, 20lb, 30lb, 50lb

slip knot, clinch knot, or arbor knot

It isnt necessary to have either, but it does make locating fish a lot faster