kbark

agreed..the pic looks suspect. why take it back to the shore to take out the hook?

On my light gear I've just been using a double uni to join the backing to the braid. I'm rigging up with 25lb mono and 30lb braid. I realise I need to use a double to attach the leader, but do I need one to attach the backing? Will the double uni do the job? Cheers, Kit

ok, cheers

thanks Mondo, i will be fishing from a tinny. if i use a 40lb flurocarbon trace of about 3meters, would I still need to double it? cheers and thanks for the advice, Kit

thanks guys. i took the rod down and both the 15 and the 20 felt fine. went with the 15 since i'm not going to be heading outside very often and i'll get 500 metres on the 15 anyway. thanks for all the advice. good to know i didn't need to worry about the level wind and that tlds are good value. saturday week will be the christening. just woke up from a dream where i was catching squid. i've got problems. a quick follow up question...do i need to worry about using a double if i'm using 30lb fireline and a 40lb flurocarbon leader? will a double uni knot do the job? cheers.

thanks Jewel. should I spend a bit more and get a level wind?

hi everyone, first post. i've been enjoying this site way too much over the past couple of months. need to do more work. i also need some advice on an overhead reel. i'll be primarily using it for kingfish (downrigging) and currently have a 6 foot rod rated 7-15 kg. I was thinking of using 10kg line. the reel i'm looking at is a shimano tld 20. it's a lever drag and i think it holds 700m of 20lb. my first question is the size of the reel. i won't be going outside very often so i was wondering if the tld 15 might be better. 700m seems like a lot of reel in closed waters. the second issue is that it doesn't have a level wind and i'll have to thumb it across. this seems like a hassle and means i'll have to go mono so i don't cut my thumb up. those issues aside, this reel comes highly recommended for its class and only costs $225. any thoughts would be much appreciated. also thinking that i could go a little lighter and longer in the rod? 7 foot 7-10kg? any recommendations ther? cheers, kit