Hi - I'm 6'2" and about 180 pounds with a 5mm suit.
I change my weight belt depending on what I am doing.
If I go for a freedive session scooting around and know that the depth will mostly be below 6m (6m to 15m lets say - I dont go below 15m yet either and mostly only down to 10m or so) then I will use about 12 pounds of lead. For me this works well - i am about neutral at 8m.
For aspetto hunting for bass I use 500g on each ankle and about 16pounds of lead - this means I can be neutral at about 6m. THis way I dont float up too fast if I am hunting at 5m or 6m or 7m or 8m which for me is the usual place.
I used to have a weight on my float that would help me go down and mean that I would definitely float up if I released it - good if you have to go solo diving.
Recently I have been looking for flat fish and the depth has been from 3m to 6m.
for this sort of hunting you traverse at whatever depth you are neutral at - in this case about a metre above the bottom - I weight accordingly and think I had about 18pounds last time... I think.
Also the tide changes fast over here (9m tidal range...) so on some days you get at least a metre change in your session.
I have a float that I can take or deposit lead weights onto if need be - so if the circumstances change you can go heavier or lighter.
Good luck - Ed
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