What type of fishing line needed?

[Allen]

I usually fish at pungol and pasir risk park, surf casting. How many lbs needed? I'm starter.

[dBs™]

I usually fish at pungol and pasir risk park, surf casting. How many lbs needed? I'm starter.

Hi Allen ... and welcome to HLF

You might want to provide us with some information about your surf setup ?
What rod are you using and what reel size ?

[Allen]

im using

surecatch prokat rod, length is 1.7 cast wt : 30-110gm, line wt 5-10kg model pks562.

reel : daiwa 2500 abs 2500

$50 dollar only this set up.. just started fishing

[Peace]

Your setup is fine. 10kg line weight is about 22lbs, so try not to exceed that. I assume that the 1.7 is in metres, that wouldn't be a very long rod but if your spot don't require you to cast very far, you'll be fine. Since you're new to fishing, just try using this setup in all the places you fish in and see how suitable or not suitable it is, and then upgrade your tackles accordingly. When you're more into Surf Fishing later on, you probably will want to get a longer rod and a bigger reel.

Happy fishing.

[Allen]

Sure, thanks. Thanks for you help. Does the colour affect fishing? Can i get bright coloured lines?
My current line is in black and usually it's not visible at night.

[Peace]

To some extend it will. Fishes don't see colours the same across species, and colours do get absorbed as it goes deeper down the water, red being the first colour to go off. Line colours will affect fishing more in clear waters where there is higher visibility. That said, some fishes aren't spooked by the presence of lines, grouper being a very good example.

You can read more about lines and colours here: http://www.midcurrent.com/articles/scie ... color.aspx

[Allen]

for 22lbs which fishing line is the best? my budget is below $20

[arsenal]

u can try powerpro

[Peace]

If you like using braided line, Powerpro is definitely a good choice. For 20 dollars, I believe you can get 150 yards.

[Allen]

can share 2 person or only 1 person? where to buy changi pro tackle is it good?

[Allen]

and 22lbs braided line compare to 22lbs mono which better? i last time use mono 50lbs lol ! i find that i cannot even cast far the like ****.. i scared 22lbs mono like 50lbs mono.. but can save is the best

[Peace]

It depends on your reel capacity. Usually the reel will have a list of amount of line you can load per diameter or lbs of line. Braided are typically thinner than mono given the same strength which gives it an edge for casting. Braided will have no stretch unlike mono though, it can be a good or bad thing depending how you use it.

Mono are often sold in longer length and typically cheaper too, so if you're sharing the lines between two people on a tight budget, mono might just be the way to go. Changi Pro is not a bad place to shop, they have wide variety of tackles at competitive prices. Or you can visit their sister shop Team 7 at Yishun.

[Allen]

Peace, thanks alot for helping. This forum seems like only you the one active lols.
But you're very helpful thanks! I've got more to learn -HLF

[Peace]

No problem, we're here to share fishing knowledge, even I am here to learn. This is a small community but there's definitely a few dedicated ones here to help out.

[Tere]

Alley, you forgot to tell Allen must use Shock Leader If casting with Braided Line. Also must put Handiplas on Index Finger incase got cuts.

Braided line lesser stretch, thus can feel the faintest tug tug and as it is thinner, it cuts through current easily.

Allen, we are around ... just we too busy fishing and travelling around. Alley is our representative. Hee Hee