You may very well be right, RP. But what has the results of casting a plain sinker with no terminal gear attached, got to do with fishing from the shore? Swivels, bling, release clips, beads, hooks and bait are all built in to offer stiff resistance, especially when casting into a head wind.

Many people who figure they can regularly hit 180 metres on the casting circuit are only fooling themselves if they believe they are hitting that distance casting off a shelving shingle beach with the terminal tackle loaded to catch fish.