What line for Stokes Bay, Gosport

Member Joined: Apr 12, 2009 Posts: 96

Hello fellow fisherman. Can anyone please tell me what line I should be using at Stokes Bay, Gosport. I will be moving to the area soon and planning to take up sea fishing again and has my line is some 5-6 years old and needs replacing, so what is a good line and what weight (LB) of line should I get. Thank you happy

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 6:28 pm

Hey, I think it all depends on what sort of fishing u will be doing im not an expert but im sure som1 on here will have a much more detailed answer than mine lol big grin

Greg

Regular Joined: Mar 23, 2008 Posts: 411 Location: Pompey

i'd post in the south coast forum and get some locals to reply , but normaly 15-20lb + a shock leader for beach fishing ( not that i tend to use the leader ) . not fished stokes bay for years so cant help much.

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 6:45 pm

Yes line of 15lb should be fine, my personal preference would be red ice as I have found it to be very strong and well priced happy

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Also being coloured red its easy to spot while night fishing.
cheers
mrix

Regular Joined: Mar 23, 2008 Posts: 411 Location: Pompey

agree with the red ice aswell , ive got it on all my reels and i cant fault it , its also pretty cheap in comparison to some other top quality stuff ( on a well know auction site its uner a fiver a spool )

Member Joined: Aug 27, 2008 Posts: 71 Location: Bristol

hi, stokes bay is shingle into sand so 15-20lb will be fine cos it won't be rubbing on stones etc too much. leader strength will depend on what weight you will be throwing around - rough ratio is 10lb of leader to every oz of weight so if you use 5oz lead, you would use a 50-60 + leader to be safe.

I have no preference yet to make of line but don't go for cheap 'bargain' line as 9/10 it will fail on you.

good luck and get those catch reports up on here