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    Q&A SHORE ANGLING

    Apr 29, 2022 4 minutes

    WINNING QUESTION

    Q For the first in two years of using braid I experienced small electric shocks when casting a 6oz lead with bait 100 yards. The month was March, the weather was overcast with occasional showers, no thunder, no lightning. Do you know if anyone else has experienced this? PAUL DICKENS, BRISTOL CHANNEL

    Apparently, you can get an electrostatic shock if you are electrically ‘charged’ and you touch something that is earthed, or if you’re earthed and you touch something that is charged. It can happen when you pick up too many ultra-tiny things called electrons, sometimes from certain fabrics (braid), which

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