Line weight question? | Fishing And Outdoors | Page 1

crystal spire Nov 14, 2024, 3:25 AM

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So I've recently bought a baitcaster (rod and reel), and I'm wondering if it wont be too bad to put 10lb braid on the rod with a line weight of 13-26lb?

I currently have 30lb slapped on there but I've heard 30lb is too heavy for where im fishing (estuaries)

The rod is a Daiwa 23 TD Hyper Baitcaster Rod. Thanks!

magic urchin Nov 14, 2024, 3:47 AM

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what are you fishing for

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flatty?

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itll probably be fine tho

crystal spire Nov 14, 2024, 4:17 AM

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yeah flatty mainly

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plan to chuck some cheap pencil lures, zman grubs, etc.

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you think I should run 10lb? 8lb? 15? i just heard 10 was good but i havent bought the line yet

magic urchin Nov 14, 2024, 4:42 AM

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id probably go 15 because the rod can handle it

crystal spire Nov 14, 2024, 4:51 AM

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wil it make for any less of a fight?

magic urchin Nov 14, 2024, 4:55 AM

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probably

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idk

crystal spire Nov 14, 2024, 4:59 AM

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yeah alright

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I might just go 10lb? i mean, 3lb is not that much

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and i feel like 15 is too much for flatties

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ok maybe 15lb idk

glacial palm Nov 14, 2024, 5:14 AM

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crystal spire I might just go 10lb? i mean, 3lb is not that much

What’s the cast weight

crystal spire Nov 14, 2024, 5:14 AM

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12-50g lure weight and 13-26lb line weight

glacial palm Nov 14, 2024, 5:14 AM

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I’d go 20lb braid and just change up the leader

glacial palm Nov 14, 2024, 5:14 AM

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crystal spire 12-50g lure weight and 13-26lb line weight

What’s the length

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Would be a good rod for throwing big placcys for flatties

crystal spire Nov 14, 2024, 5:15 AM

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glacial palm What’s the length

6'0

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so only a small one

glacial palm Nov 14, 2024, 5:15 AM

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What’s state are you in

crystal spire Nov 14, 2024, 5:15 AM

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nsw

crystal spire Nov 14, 2024, 5:15 AM

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glacial palm Would be a good rod for throwing big placcys for flatties

whats a placcy?

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sorry im fairly new to fishing

glacial palm Nov 14, 2024, 5:16 AM

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Soft plastic

crystal spire Nov 14, 2024, 5:16 AM

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ahhh

glacial palm Nov 14, 2024, 5:16 AM

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All g brah

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Where in nsw are ya?

crystal spire Nov 14, 2024, 5:16 AM

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I got a few 6 inch soft plastics?

glacial palm Nov 14, 2024, 5:16 AM

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glacial palm Where in nsw are ya?

Like what area don’t need to tell me exactly where

crystal spire Nov 14, 2024, 5:16 AM

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glacial palm Where in nsw are ya?

near canberra, we're going down near batemans bay to fish though

glacial palm Nov 14, 2024, 5:17 AM

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Oh ok nvm

crystal spire Nov 14, 2024, 5:17 AM

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lmao why

glacial palm Nov 14, 2024, 5:17 AM

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If you were further north I’d say ditch flatties and go after jacks

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Are you land based

crystal spire Nov 14, 2024, 5:17 AM

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yeah land based

glacial palm Nov 14, 2024, 5:17 AM

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Ok

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Yeah I’d go 20lb

crystal spire Nov 14, 2024, 5:17 AM

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the area we're going to just has a lot of musky flattise

glacial palm Nov 14, 2024, 5:17 AM

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Ideally rod would be longer but it’ll definitely work

crystal spire Nov 14, 2024, 5:17 AM

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glacial palm Yeah I’d go 20lb

yeah? 20lb?

glacial palm Nov 14, 2024, 5:17 AM

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Be a good rod for throwing big baits for flatties

glacial palm Nov 14, 2024, 5:18 AM

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crystal spire yeah? 20lb?

Could even go 30 and then use it for cod when you’re back in Canberra

crystal spire Nov 14, 2024, 5:18 AM

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I have 30 on it right now

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50lb leader

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we were going for murray cod

glacial palm Nov 14, 2024, 5:18 AM

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Keep it

crystal spire Nov 14, 2024, 5:18 AM

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you think?

glacial palm Nov 14, 2024, 5:18 AM

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Just drop the leader for flatty

glacial palm Nov 14, 2024, 5:18 AM

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crystal spire you think?

Yeah man

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You been getting many cod lately

crystal spire Nov 14, 2024, 5:18 AM

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glacial palm Just drop the leader for flatty

to what?

glacial palm Nov 14, 2024, 5:19 AM

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15-20lb fluorocarbon

crystal spire Nov 14, 2024, 5:19 AM

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glacial palm You been getting many cod lately

i have redfin and carp around me

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not much else

glacial palm Nov 14, 2024, 5:19 AM

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There’d be cod

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There’s big cod in Canberra

crystal spire Nov 14, 2024, 5:19 AM

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im not in canberra

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hour outside

glacial palm Nov 14, 2024, 5:19 AM

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Ah okay

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There’d still have to be cod tho

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Surely

crystal spire Nov 14, 2024, 5:19 AM

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i got a little spinner for when i fish here though

crystal spire Nov 14, 2024, 5:20 AM

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glacial palm There’d still have to be cod tho

carp, redfin trout, not too much cod

glacial palm Nov 14, 2024, 5:21 AM

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Ah yeah

crystal spire Nov 14, 2024, 5:21 AM

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so keep the 30lb for the flathead?

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is that not too high?

glacial palm Nov 14, 2024, 5:22 AM

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Yeah that’s fine

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Easier to pick out if you get a backlash too

crystal spire Nov 14, 2024, 5:22 AM

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thank you very much

glacial palm Nov 14, 2024, 5:23 AM

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If you live where I think you live there be cod there for sure tho

crystal spire Nov 14, 2024, 5:24 AM

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I havent gone fishing here a whole lot, you are very possibly right

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usually go down to the coast

magic urchin Nov 14, 2024, 5:24 AM

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crystal spire nsw

🤮

crystal spire Nov 14, 2024, 5:24 AM

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💀

crystal spire Nov 14, 2024, 5:25 AM

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glacial palm Yeah that’s fine

why do you opt for 30lb instead of 15lb?

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just tryna wrap my head around it all

glacial palm Nov 14, 2024, 5:25 AM

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crystal spire why do you opt for 30lb instead of 15lb?

You can always drop your leader but you can’t change your mainline on the spot

crystal spire Nov 14, 2024, 5:25 AM

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and so the test of the leader is more important?

glacial palm Nov 14, 2024, 5:26 AM

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30lb easier to pick out when yuh get a backlash

glacial palm Nov 14, 2024, 5:26 AM

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crystal spire and so the test of the leader is more important?

Yeah imo

crystal spire Nov 14, 2024, 5:26 AM

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i seeee ok ok

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yeah sounds good, i think i already have some 15 or 20lb mono so i wont have to buy new line

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thanks

crystal spire Nov 14, 2024, 5:37 AM

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glacial palm Yeah imo

You think i should be using bigger lures?

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like 10cm?

glacial palm Nov 14, 2024, 6:17 AM

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crystal spire like 10cm?

Yeah

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Bigger lure bigger flathead

crystal spire Nov 14, 2024, 6:27 AM

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sounds good mate thanks

jaunty vortex Feb 11, 2025, 12:24 PM

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Westin w10🤩

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