Shark and Ray

 Hi, 

Just wondering how much line you would need of 30lb to be able to land a a 2 meter tiger shark. Or sting ray. 

Thanks


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In relation to the stingray,

Wed, 2014-01-29 17:39

In relation to the stingray, line capacity doesn't matter. You'll be lying on the ground with back spasms long before you get spooled by a 2m stingray.
 

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standard 300m spool no probs

Wed, 2014-01-29 19:57

standard 300m spool no probs at all

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thanks

Wed, 2014-01-29 21:20

 Thanks for the replys.

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 for 2 meter tiger sharks you

Thu, 2014-01-30 22:03

 for 2 meter tiger sharks you would need at least 800m and for stingrays depends what size the are.

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800m

Sun, 2014-03-09 09:10

 you only need 500m

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 300m is plenty for most

Thu, 2014-01-30 23:10

 300m is plenty for most sharks, even the genuine monsters. They usually head out a bit then travel parallel to the beach so capacity isn't so crucial. Rays on the other hand tend to head straight out so more line is needed at times. 

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Loaded question

Fri, 2014-01-31 08:35

depends on whether you're casting, Kayaking it or Ballooning bait.

Casting 300-400m should do it

Generally kayaking puts your bait out at 300-500m

and ballooning can be as far as 350m

so bearing in mine 30lb line = 10 lb drag. I would suggect as a rule of thumb, amount of line = distance the bait is out + 300 metres.

 

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 I got a 1.75m tiger off

Sat, 2014-03-08 20:40

 I got a 1.75m tiger off dunsborough using 300metres of 30lb braid, had no problem.     Max

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 When fishing off the beaches

Sun, 2014-03-09 20:27

 When fishing off the beaches in Exmouth, I got spoiled a couple of times on 300m of 100lb braid. 

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 what reel?

Mon, 2014-03-10 07:47

 what reel?