Posted by Jase (Wgtn) on 13/9/2007, 8:51 pm, in reply to "Re: 30 lb Fark!"
Well, it seems I'm way off the mark here. I rarely use any shock leader at all. I fish reef areas a lot, and in that situation I use 10kg. IF I decide to use a shock leader it's usually due to terrain rather than my casting ability. I break no records with distance either. My average cast with bait is 80-100m MAX depending on my rig, and my line weight. I usually only use a 4oz sinker, although I sometimes do use 5oz. If I'm beach fishing a clean beach then I will use 6kg, and even then I often only use 10kg tied with a double uni as a leader. I don't catch a lot of fish, but I do okay. I often fish at night and don't need to cast far to get what I'm after.
You guys talk of casting massive distances. I've yet to personally see someone cast 150m+ with bait in a fishing situation. I'm not a big caster. I don't use a lot of power and try to be as smooth as possible.