Need tips for ISO Fishing

[Xuanhong2]

I want to pick up ISO fishing even though it'll cost me an arm and a leg but the only thing stopping me now is the unclear sizing of split shots on the leader.

 

Are there any ISO fishermen here able to explain the weighting of split shots? I can't seem to find many Size 00 Split shots or even a chart explaining how heavy these split shots are so I can just make the equivalent amount with smaller split shots.

Also, would it be alright to use braid line rather than the "iso line" which I think was floating mono line?

Edited September 2, 2020 by Xuanhong2

[Little_Flatty]

Hi Xuanhong,

I'd go to a specialist shop if you are in Sydney. Can't mention them here, but they aren't hard to find. There's one in Eastwood, Campsie and West Ryde, that I know of. One runs a particularly good website and youtube channel that is informative and in English.

I don't really fish ISO but I have used their floats for mullet and bream with the kids. Generally their floats will have a buoyancy rating, e.g. G2 or 3B or something like that. Then the shot are sized to match this buoyancy (also G2, 3B...). I'm just told to use the one of the right kind.

Have fun with it and hope to see some reports!

Mike

 

[Little_Flatty]

Just realised one I was thinking about is Croydon Park, not Campsie. I've seen the odd report on here where the member was clearly using ISO techniques. Maybe they might come out of the woodwork.