if it's for the float and a jig i'd just run absolute max 3 meters of leader, you cant really know the depth unless you cast out an jig to sink to the bottom and count how long it takes to sink.
most jigs have a pretty good rule of thumb 3-3.5 seconds per meter. But they do vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, just look it up on there website, or the jig box. sometimes you also can't feel it hit bottom... another way is to have say 2 meters of leader drop the jig in the water and count how long it takes for the leader knot to go under, then you know exactly how long it takes to sink 2 meters.
It's all guess work in the end, you'll cover more water by casting and retrieving, probably end up with more squid.
But it's good to have a set and forget float out while your casting... i just bagged 2 average squid tonight with a baited jig while i was casting. I got nothing on the cast.
most jigs have a pretty good rule of thumb 3-3.5 seconds per meter. But they do vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, just look it up on there website, or the jig box. sometimes you also can't feel it hit bottom... another way is to have say 2 meters of leader drop the jig in the water and count how long it takes for the leader knot to go under, then you know exactly how long it takes to sink 2 meters.
It's all guess work in the end, you'll cover more water by casting and retrieving, probably end up with more squid.
But it's good to have a set and forget float out while your casting... i just bagged 2 average squid tonight with a baited jig while i was casting. I got nothing on the cast.
No problem...
Can do. Right. Uh-huh.
Gotcha. Cat in the furnace.
Current Favourite Jigs: Gancraft Egijya #3 Dead Butterfly & Yo-Zuri Flashdancer #3.25 GP & GCB
Can do. Right. Uh-huh.
Gotcha. Cat in the furnace.
Current Favourite Jigs: Gancraft Egijya #3 Dead Butterfly & Yo-Zuri Flashdancer #3.25 GP & GCB