im currently gearing up now for the rough meself this week,,,so that means uping everything for the bigger prize.hooks,line strenght on reel,,,shockleader,,,rig strength,,snood strenght etc,,,,,rottom bottom is a must and i picked up spme 6lb omni line the other day,,,,either turn over some bent link clips (
http://www.gerrysfishing.com/gemini-gen ... nal-tackle ) at your rig end for handy rottom bottom set up.this way with the link upside down now gives u a place to hang your weight when casting,,,,,,,,,,,and i use these for holding the bait
http://www.gerrysfishing.com/breakaway- ... nal-tackle ...i find this the handyiest
now theres other ways of doing this with a loop at the rig end and a bit of copper to hold the weight and bait,crimp the bit of wire on the weight and make a bent link,,,and with your weak wire which will be linked to the rig end and weight,,,well now put the bent wire into the loop(which will hold the weight for casting),,,and put your pulley system bait now onto the wire aswell,,,,,works well too just bring strong copper wirre ,,,,oh and a good decent pliers if doing it this way
hope you catch me clear