boat leads

[Philthebag]

Hello just after some advice , is it pure personal preference to what lead size you use or is there anything else to it? I mainly fish the hard ground and use 10oz leads but my mate reckons close in i should use 8oz then as i get further out up it to 10 then 12oz but didn't say why

 

[KeithB]

Deeper water takes longer to sink so use heavier weight

 

[Philthebag]

Haha i know that much but surely 10oz is fine in close

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

Drift speed and line diameter a factor also

Inshore you could potentially drop to a skinny braid and fish 6oz leads

 

[KeithB]

I've been using 8oz inshore recently but we generally use 10oz everywhere, they suit the rods we use. If the tide is stronger we move up to 12oz.

 

[hulme6612]

People like the fish as light as possible, but I just stick to 10's and 12's. As I don't want to have to carry loads of different sized weights.

 

[Philthebag]

Cheers lads i just tend to stick to a 20/30 lb rod

 

[CosmicCat]

hi phil mate i only ever use 3oz on kayak and sinks ok on boat at wrecks and drifting i use only 5oz

 

[Philthebag]

hi phil mate i only ever use 3oz on kayak and sinks ok on boat at wrecks and drifting i use only 5oz

6oz? I cast bigger from the shore lol

 

[Nooo Fish]

Cheers lads i just tend to stick to a 20/30 lb rod

I only use 12oz weights and my rods 20/30lb. 2oz here or there isn't going to matter in my eyes.

 

[Topfly]

If the drift speed is slow inshore then a 6/8oz is OK when shadding, but when on the bait, a heavier lead is needed to keep the bait on the bottom, especially if the tide / drift is a bit quick.

 

[LiamNE]

If fishing a chartered boat half full – full, I think anything less than 10oz is no good so as to avoid tangles…well, as best they can be avoided.
I usually stick with a 10oz, sometimes 12oz if conditions suit but I fish with a 20lb rod so its hard work even with a 10oz but makes it all the more fun which is what its all about.

 

[spongebob]

I only fished with 10 oz with 50lb braid and 12-20lb rod and that set up covered everywhere I fished on blue eye 2. Don't go lighter on a charter boat as you will cause tangles with everyone........ People who used mono and not braid were in my experience usually the ones at the cause of the knot because of their thicker line and 6-8oz bombs getting pulled through with the tide !!!!!!!