Been thinking of swapping to TA SBX braid with a fluoro leader for faster pick-up

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It's branches that have fallen into islands maybe 12-14 wraps.

Up to high 40's, but they also have some cats around 80lb

I've been fishing mono & I've been fishing a good way off the snags, so not lost anything yet.
Just, looking to fish closer as I see the fish around them all the time.

I've been using sonik insurgents for my snag fishing, they're very middle of the road when it comes to their action, and it got me wondering what action do people consider to be the best for snag fishing.

Fast actions you're more at risk of pulling the hook, but you have faster line pick-up & a longer lever to poke around obstructions, with slower actions being the exact opposite.

What actions/rods do you guys think?

669 9oz & 200 tubs

(I'm hoping it's that kind of volume! Missing the confidence of having SHB on my rigs )

I've got a trakker 100 & 150, but I'm finding it a struggle to fan out the legs.
I'm not sure if this is because I'm only 5'7", so when it comes to the step of pulling it into my chest I have to take it really high off the ground & really stretch to get it anything close to fanned out.

I love the system as its still a lot more convenient than what I had before, but I worry that I'm not always getting it fanned out enough & damaging the bivvy legs.

I was wondering if anyone had any tips for putting it up?
Or alternatively is this easier to do on competing bivvies like the quest defier etc.?

Appreciate it any advice you guys can give

Thanks for the answers all that helps a lot

I'm new to distance casting & I keep reading up on using a shockleader & casting with mono straight through.

How much difference does it make using say 12lb mono & a 50lb braid shockleader vs. casting with a heavier 18lb mono all the way through?
Are there significant gains using a shockleader with a smaller diameter line?

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How does someone go about booking a session with TE.
Trying to find a website, but not seeing anything?

Thanks for the advice guys. Going to try the recons paired with my whisker 45's & see how I get on. Casting lessons might also be an idea

I was wondering how many wraps are people getting out of their sonik insurgent recons when fishing at distance?

Is it worth getting a dedicated set of rods for casting like shimano tx2's or SCR ST13's?

For context I'm not a great distance caster. I've only needed to hit 15 wraps maximum for the longest time, but I'm going to be fishing waters where I'll need 20+ wraps to hit features