by lumpy » Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:18 pm
i would avoid a 12wt, heavier lines for beginners is fine in rod up to 8wt as the grain difference between these lines is not massive. when you use a 12 wt line on a 10-12wt rod the speed at which the line travels, rod loads and loops form and probably close will cause alot of problems to a beginner...you want a rod to load relatively slowly so that there is sufficient time for each component of the cast to be effectively exicuted..faster line speed means everything happens quickerand subsequently mistakes are far more likely to occur.also with a beginner emphesis should be on correct timing during the cast, if this occurs then the rod should load itself regardless
shore species 2008(25):dogfish(3.1lbs), bull huss (12lb 2oz), bass, shore rockling, coalie, whiting, pollack, conger (22.4lbs),flounder, thick lipped mullet (4.8lbs),turbot,ling (11.2lbs),ballan wrasse(4.5lbs), cuckoo wrasse, pouting, poor cod, cod (9.5lbs), dab, 3 bearded rockling, long spined scorpion fish, corkwing wrasse, plaice, trigger fish, sea trout, garfish
regards neil