Help me set this rod up please.
Rod is 12' 3.25 t/c. I want to cast a helicopter rig 80 yards with a German rig and small PVA mesh bag attached.
There is usually a strong cross wind on the lake and I want to hit the clip every time without struggling.
What size lead should I use and what diameter line?
Thanks
Rod is 12' 3.25 t/c. I want to cast a helicopter rig 80 yards with a German rig and small PVA mesh bag attached.
There is usually a strong cross wind on the lake and I want to hit the clip every time without struggling.
What size lead should I use and what diameter line?
Thanks
In reply to Post #1
3oz lead will get you there
3oz lead will get you there
In reply to Post #1
What line and lead you using now.
What casting technique do you use now.
What line and lead you using now.
What casting technique do you use now.
In reply to Post #3
I've got 15lb subsonik which I think is 0.31 and have tried a 3 Oz distance lead and struggled to get to the clip in the cross wind
I've got 15lb subsonik which I think is 0.31 and have tried a 3 Oz distance lead and struggled to get to the clip in the cross wind
In reply to Post #4
witht that diameter line you don t really want to be going more than a 3.0z lead, .35 for a 3.5oz lead is what id be looking at
witht that diameter line you don t really want to be going more than a 3.0z lead, .35 for a 3.5oz lead is what id be looking at
Would 0.35 be an 18lb line? My reel is a Sonik SK47 which I believe is a 7000 size.
Would I be able to cast a 3.5oz lead that distance from the 0.35 line without the need for a shock leader?
Would I be able to cast a 3.5oz lead that distance from the 0.35 line without the need for a shock leader?
In reply to Post #6
.35 is around 15lb and would be fine with a 3.5 oz lead without a shock leader for 80yds
.35 is around 15lb and would be fine with a 3.5 oz lead without a shock leader for 80yds
In reply to Post #7
Thanks Andy
Thanks Andy
In reply to Post #1
How are you casting a bag on a helicopter without the impact causing the top bead to dislodge and potentially end up with the hooklink miles from the lead, hindering indication? Are you somehow putting the lead in the bag with the hooklink? I struggle to get the top bead to stay put casting a single hookbait lol
I flirt with helicopters from time to time, but always come to the same conclusion and revert to leadclips or running leads lol.
How are you casting a bag on a helicopter without the impact causing the top bead to dislodge and potentially end up with the hooklink miles from the lead, hindering indication? Are you somehow putting the lead in the bag with the hooklink? I struggle to get the top bead to stay put casting a single hookbait lol
I flirt with helicopters from time to time, but always come to the same conclusion and revert to leadclips or running leads lol.
In reply to Post #1
Pva bag and crosswinds don't mix well. You'll be up against it to keep accurate
Pva bag and crosswinds don't mix well. You'll be up against it to keep accurate
In reply to Post #9
I fish helicopter rigs at ditance with 15mm pop ups on long hinges and have never had a top bead move, ever.
I fish helicopter rigs at ditance with 15mm pop ups on long hinges and have never had a top bead move, ever.
In reply to Post #11
I can't get away with using anything smaller than a 20mm single hookbait on the lake I fish I'm afraid, the bream and roach just don't allow it. Maybe it's the drag on the bigger hookbaits on impact with the water that I've always struggled with? Sometimes during the warmer months, when they can be increasingly problematic, the only way to slow them down to an acceptable level is with double 24's!
I can't get away with using anything smaller than a 20mm single hookbait on the lake I fish I'm afraid, the bream and roach just don't allow it. Maybe it's the drag on the bigger hookbaits on impact with the water that I've always struggled with? Sometimes during the warmer months, when they can be increasingly problematic, the only way to slow them down to an acceptable level is with double 24's!
In reply to Post #12
Could well be, although I'm absolutely bombing them in at times, if I'm fishing long and don't hit the clip, and even then the top bead doesn't budge. Perhaps the type of bead makes a difference too? I use the safety type bead with the tapered sleeve and the c shape bead. They seem to hold well.
Could well be, although I'm absolutely bombing them in at times, if I'm fishing long and don't hit the clip, and even then the top bead doesn't budge. Perhaps the type of bead makes a difference too? I use the safety type bead with the tapered sleeve and the c shape bead. They seem to hold well.
In reply to Post #11
Me too, but not with any form of bag being attached which would make the bead move. A friend who had just started carp fishing was making that mistake when I went out for a session and picked up on it. He was getting takes but not connecting, due to yhe hooklink being so far from the lead
Me too, but not with any form of bag being attached which would make the bead move. A friend who had just started carp fishing was making that mistake when I went out for a session and picked up on it. He was getting takes but not connecting, due to yhe hooklink being so far from the lead
In reply to Post #14
Hence why I questioned how he was bagging with a helicopter
Hence why I questioned how he was bagging with a helicopter