Shock leaders For Surfcasting?
Submitted by Hammerhead on Tue, 2010-12-28 14:05
How many people use shock leaders for surfcasting?If i had 20lb mainline would i use a 60lb leader for a 12ft rod or would i
need to go smaller , how long would it have to, would it need to wrap around the reel a few times ,does the join become a problem with the rod guides?
Colin Hay
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I use shock leaders to help keep my line being cut around
reefs and rocks and to protect my line from tailor. If you are using 20lb I would think 40 lb leader would be plenty.
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Dicey
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Its all dependant on the
Its all dependant on the weight your casting, few wraps around the spool is fine, never had a problem with knots going through guides even though it makes a ungodly sound when going through, 60lb will be fine for 20lb for general fishing even 40lb is great.
Hammerhead
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Thanks Colin
I noticed you use braid also do you have any dramas with it i have a rovex 12ft big boss & a 850ss whould you suggest braid/mono leader.
Dicey
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300yd braid backing of 30lb
300yd braid backing of 30lb the rest used mono topshot 30-40lb, the braid never has to see light unless you hook something big then it might give you a higher chance to land it.
hlokk
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First of all, what are you
First of all, what are you targetting and are you fishing on a clean beach, where theres weed, or in rocky/snaggy areas?
Hammerhead
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Tailor ,Mulloway etc
Clean beach fishing,probably some reef fishing i want to have a crack with some of those Richters also.
UncutTriggerInWA
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Using Ricthers
I am a big convert to braid so I use it a lot.Some people will question that for LB fishing but I have become used to it.
For Richters (and I do this a lot) I tend to use a short leader onto the plug withouth affecting my cast (no leader through the eyes).
For baits on my 12 footer I tend to use a good quality 40lb fluro leader that goes about 4-5 times around my spool. Lots of good reasons for this and it works great if your joiner is a good knot.
IMO when casting, keep the leader to the best quality and have good knots. Lighter the leader the better chances of a hookup and best casting results.
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Hammerhead
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Uncut
Thanks for the info/help mate.
grayzeee
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FWIW i just went to wedge
FWIW
i just went to wedge using 30lb braid to 80 lb shock leader to 40lb fluro bite leader
braid to shock was gt knot. no trouble casting at , but winding in , i find the gt knot gets caught on bail roller.
no biggy tho.
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brenz
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howd ya go at wedge mate?
howd ya go at wedge mate?
grayzeee
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hey brenzfirst time up there
hey brenz
first time up there since the road put in. spin out how you end up at the shacks.
anyway , our spot up there is now much more accesible sadly , and someone was on it for the first night so didn't do amazing , but 2nd night they had moved.
got burleying before sundown and had the usual dart and big herring till sunset when the tailor came on the bite. got virtually a tailor a cast up to 50cm for a short while . shame about the moon or i'm certain the mullaway would have been on the cards too. did lose something considerably better but ?????
how about you guys??
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