Sea Angling Ireland

how do you cast light lures(10gms-20gms) far because at the moment i cant cast them out very far at all my rods casting weight is 20gms-60gms.

try 10lb braid

im glad that was asked i was wonderin what strength braid to get myself for castin small plastics.
is the braid recommended for multipliers too?

not sure probably is ok ,only used fixed spool myself

i use a 6ft ugly stick with a little shimano multiplier with 10lb mono but it needs weighty lures .
Ive a 9ft with fixed spool for lighter lures but id love to cast them on the 6ft cause i do love catchin fish on it.

Its definately rod choice rather than line mate. Get into your local tackle shop and ask plenty of questions, never been in one that wasn't helpful. You need the correct spinning rod to cast that size of lure.

I agree with rab01

You may need to change to a rod that can cast within the range of lure sizes you want to use.

Something like a 5 to 25g or 5 to 20g. I dont know your budget but there are some v good rods out there at very reasonable prices that would siut.

T

are lighter casting rods more expensive

Not necessarily! You can find Shimano rods with a casting range of 10-30g for 40 euro (and less) and Tenryu of several hundred. Depends on length, quality of materials such as rings, etc. E.g.:

http://www.rorys.ie/shop/catalog/rods_p ... 10a59f434f
http://www.henrystackleshop.com/index.php?cPath=21_47

I use an 8ft Shimano Catana BX 240M, 10-30g, paired with a 2500 Shimano rod (spools loaded with 8 and 15lb braid) and am very happy with it. I can cast 10g and lighter lures including unweighed plastics with little effort.

Goldfish


Have a look at the sonik Spinning rods, priced really well and have nice casting ranges especially 8ft 10 to 20 g rod