Hiya
Magpie, all of the above-mentioned reasons are spot on, BUT, i still wouldn't advise a NEWBIE angler to start off with braid!! For an experienced angler it works great though!!
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And finally just a little bit of boasting, 130m eh Miles, nicely done in one session, keep practising and you might catch me.....224m
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Well, i returned to SA and started practicing!!! Managed to consistantly get over 150m with my Daiwa Amorphous Whisker Beach rod and my 7HT as well as the 6500 Rocket. How-ever, i pretty soon reverted back to my normal SA tackle, as the .35mm mono was simply too weak. Got my 7HT EMPTIED by a large fish!!
So now i'm back to my Purglass (locally made rods), fishing with either my Daiwa SL50SH, Saltist50, Saltiga50 or the Shimano Trinidad20. Spooled with .50mm and .55mm mono, plus a leader, casting a 6-9oz sinker!! With a bait on, some wind from behind, i'm LUCKY to even get 100m with this set-up!!
My wife recently started off rock and surf angling. I bought her a soft 13' carbon rod, and put on a Daiwa 20 or 30 loaded with .40 and .45mm line respectively. No leader, casting 3-4oz sinkers, into the gulleys as we moved up the beach. She had HUGE fun, and so did i!! Forgot how much fun it is catching 1-4kg fish on light tackle!! (YES, .40 is considered LIGHT tackle here!!)
Still amazed at your 224m!!!
Regards
miles
