i always use a 5 liter rig, with each one tied to a three way swivel, with 10-15 feet in between each swivel, with 8 foot leaders. i use penn 49 and 309's. using single copper as my mainline. i use 30lb for the leaders to the 3 ways and a 12 lb leader to the 32oz weight at the bottom just in case u get hung up, you wont lose your spoons:). i also dont use te spools. i have wooden box's doing the board technique that i learned from great grandpa, and not to mention these are his boxes and poles to this day! i am almost 22 and the have been around way longer than i have