Solo on the Solent.

[captin slows old outlaw]

mine is on order from amerzon

[suzook12]

On 12/15/2021 at 8:11 AM, Odyssey said:

You want to cast closer to the rode as the tide runs fastest, then almost 90deg to boat at slack water 

Luke, it doesn't really matter where you cast, it's the bow of line you pay out that counts. I have seen (and done myself) people cast downtide and slightly away from the boat with great success

[suzook12]

6 minutes ago, JonC said:

Yeah, I’ve always believed it’s about the disturbance zone. I think Luke is talking about successfully settling the weight in a strong rip though, it makes sense to bang it forward so when rock meets bottom it’s not too far down tide back in the disturbance. 

That was the point tho Jon, it's the bow of line that sets the lead, so as long as you feed enough line out, you can effectively cast it anywhere at a suitable angle.

Generally on uptide, we use 25-35lb mono straight through, no leader. Mostly because we're not trying to bang it into the horizon as you would on the beach, although we often use 10oz+ leads

[suzook12]

25 minutes ago, JonC said:

Also the knot is a weed magnet

Exactly that 👍

[Scotch_Egg2012]

10 hours ago, suzook12 said:

That was the point tho Jon, it's the bow of line that sets the lead, so as long as you feed enough line out, you can effectively cast it anywhere at a suitable angle.

Generally on uptide, we use 25-35lb mono straight through, no leader. Mostly because we're not trying to bang it into the horizon as you would on the beach, although we often use 10oz+ leads

Sounds like we use very similar methods 30lb mono for me no leader, 8oz fixed wire leads,  I like a big bait out on the uptider usually 4-6 squid and a large chunk of cuttle if Cod fishing and the other usually with a live bait. 

I space my casts to stop the tangles, one up towards the anchor, the other across the tide. Bow of line ends up looking like I'm downtiding and often is past my downtider. 

[Saintly Fish]

1 hour ago, Scotch_Egg2012 said:

Sounds like we use very similar methods 30lb mono for me no leader, 8oz fixed wire leads,  I like a big bait out on the uptider usually 4-6 squid and a large chunk of cuttle if Cod fishing and the other usually with a live bait. 

I space my casts to stop the tangles, one up towards the anchor, the other across the tide. Bow of line ends up looking like I'm downtiding and often is past my downtider. 

I'm going to have to come out with you so you can show me the knack