how much lead is too much

[2DKnBJ]

Depends on what you are fishing for.If you are chasing fish on the bottom you need enough lead to get the bait down.When i fish my usual spot down the pin i always use enough lead to keep the bait on the bottom even if i do look a bit stupid.But i don't look stupid when i am constantly catching bream around the 38-45cm mark.Best to date is 52 cm
Cheers Dazza

[krazyfisher]

webby
thats the go I will give it a try
thanks

[Bowser]

Krazy, are you fishing on the anchor or drifting? If drifting do you know what speed you are drifting at and what type of fish are you after? That is some reef coming out of 100 feet to 30. Is it a small pinicle or a large reef area?

[straddie]

I use a similar rig (but with very different dropper and trace dimensions) to that in current areas as well Webby. But I have found that having a running dropper can work against the main line knot and weaken it and unless you are using big baits the main line is more likely to bow than feed out as you would expect.

IMO so long as your gear can handle it and you can still land the fish, there is no such thing as too much weight if thats whats needed to get the hook to the target. That said I prefer to fish with little or no weight whenever I can.

[krazyfisher]

bowser
anchored
at a guess when drifting around 3-4kns
trout and lipper
and they are small reefs

[webby]

The rig i showed, can be used even in very light weight fishing, yes its a bit more stuffing around setting up the rig, but it allows the bait to move freely and the fish doent not tech any weight, compared to a running sinker type rig.
Leaders and and droppers line class can be any thing to your discression, the drawing was just to show the actually set up of the rig, i find brass ring better, as it allows the line to move through it more freely especially deeper water.
regards

[damons33]

its what the locals call a "myora rig" webby and usually the leader is over 10 feet long.
the weight is dropped to the bottom and then the bait is released to arc down in a strong tidal flow- something i don't use as i fish outside of the bay, like you now it seems webby? gee i like to know these pearly grounds your hunting......... maybe we could do some swapping?