Purse-seine fishing in open water is generally considered to be an efficient form of fishing
Me and a friend have been trialing their pit reels this winter on long range piking - big baits and heavy leads and lots of casting and retrieving due to crayfish shredding the baits
So, This is our basic rule of thumb for how to choose the sinker size and casting leader (or main line if that's taking the force of the cast) strength for surf and shark fishing: Sinker Weight vs Mono Casting Leader Strength 0.5 oz - 4-10lb 1oz - 10-20lb 2oz - 10-30lb 3oz - 20-40lb 4oz - 30-50lb 6oz - 40-80lb 8oz+ - 60-100lb Also, its useful to remember that a frozen whole bait weighs a lot more than a fresh one - this can be the difference between a rod breaking and not (we speak from bitter experience regarding this...) Know the difference between a Casting / Abrasion Leader and Top Shot If youre fishing offshore for tuna and game species, a long wind-on topshot of fluorocarbon (or mono) line between the braid main line and rig is standard, and it performs three main tasks: 1) To have extremely low visibility underwater thanks to the refractive index of fluorocarbon being closer to that of water, or clear mono offering a degree of stealth 2) To add stretch to the rig to aid landing a fish 3) To provide good abrasion resistance against teeth, skin and structure But, if you get a top shot like this added by a tackle shop, its normally around 30-50ft long depending on the shop and stated target species
The down mode offers advantages when vertical fishing, allowing for pinpoint accuracy when presenting lures or bait to species such as grouper and snapper that you see under the boat, according to Lowrance
He never used them but thought it was cool to have them setting in his pickup truck gun rack
