I switched over to synthetic rope and have been smiling ever since. I was always nervous using steel cable. You have to worry about fish-hooking your hands, snarling and kinking and most importantly - snapping and the deadly consequences.
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RecoveryGear.com It doesn't show up on their site, so call them for pricing. I went with the 3/8"- it's rated to over 20,000lbs. I also got my recovery hook from them.