06-03-2007, 07:00 PM
Hi sodden, welcome to the forum. Love your sig <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup2.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':thumbsup2:' />
I am by no means a pole expert (I found one washed up on the beach which I use occasionally), but what I did was make about 3/4 of the total line length quite heavy (10-15kg), and the remaining 1/4 length suitable for the jig or catch size (ie/ 2-3kg for small jigs or small squid, 6-8kg for large jigs/large squid). That way I was only ever changing a couple of metres of line if I went from fishing heavy to fishing light or vice-versa.
As for the amount of line to attach, I always tried to set it up so that I was fishing 'to hand'. That means when I elevated the pole to grab the jig (to remove weed for example), when the pole was vertical the jig would be at the level of my hand. You might actually want to measure out enough line so that you're fishing 'to hand', then make it a little bit shorter (to account for the bend in the pole when you're lifting a squid <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':unsure:' /> ).
Hopefully someone who uses a pole regularly will be able to comment some more in this thread.
I am by no means a pole expert (I found one washed up on the beach which I use occasionally), but what I did was make about 3/4 of the total line length quite heavy (10-15kg), and the remaining 1/4 length suitable for the jig or catch size (ie/ 2-3kg for small jigs or small squid, 6-8kg for large jigs/large squid). That way I was only ever changing a couple of metres of line if I went from fishing heavy to fishing light or vice-versa.
As for the amount of line to attach, I always tried to set it up so that I was fishing 'to hand'. That means when I elevated the pole to grab the jig (to remove weed for example), when the pole was vertical the jig would be at the level of my hand. You might actually want to measure out enough line so that you're fishing 'to hand', then make it a little bit shorter (to account for the bend in the pole when you're lifting a squid <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':unsure:' /> ).
Hopefully someone who uses a pole regularly will be able to comment some more in this thread.