Nice one PJ,just picked up a new 1 to 3 kg rod which is about to get tested today...love the light line

What 1-3kg rods are you guys using? Haven't seen many around in that weight myself

PJay - mate that's mixing it up a bit for you.
Have to get you out on Our Precious for a light line mangrove fish. Hopefully be up the far north before the end of May.

Clay wrote: What 1-3kg rods are you guys using? Haven't seen many around in that weight myself

The one I like best is an Omoto 1-3kg, called "Carbon Vibe Lite" I think; manufacturer's code OMNORDSNVCLC71.

It's very, very light in the tip, so I can cast a light SB the distance I usually want to. Works little vibes well, too.

Oh, and it cost me $87 retail.

Espresso wrote: 54cm snapper is a very nice fish on the light stuff, nicely done, and on a yak.

Hi, Grant.

There's a huge advantage in fishing light line from the yak: you have very little inertia, and even on light line a fish can tow you around, so it's like having an - extra strain-free - drag.

I'm going to get my lines tested soon, because I see the IGFA world 2kg line class snapper is only about 6.4 or 6.7kg. (Bloody 3kg record is over 11... )

Another sidelight on tackle. Most of my friends on here know how much I like my baitcaster reels for softbaiting. Well, in this very lightweight stuff, they're hopeless because there's not enough weight to pull the line out on casting, even though it's very light line; there's no sensible alternative to spinning reels.

Yeah mate was a classic, certainly knocked over a few fish that day......  after the KY was put away that was 

Update, now that I've decided to go for a couple of light line snapper records.

Not surprisingly, I've been discovering that light leader and the little bream hooks just don't hack it on the big snappies.

I've gone to 15lb fluoro leader, though Wayne of2fsh assures me Stren Coral 10lb is up to it. The 4, 6 and 8lb fluoro I was given by a sponsor just got bitten through once I got what were 60cm +/- fish on, while I haven't lost any for that cause once I went up to the 15lb.

But now it's the hooks. These bream hooks are so much thinner gauge than my 1/0 Owner/Nitros, and they won't manage once fish get in the weeds - which big snapper will do if you have to let them run. The very light braid will cut through the weed OK, but I think what's happening is that they get their mouths right up to the weed the line's caught on, pull hard and then the little fine hooks just straighten.

Lost 2 very good fish this way yesterday, one after 50 minutes of battle in 7-8m depth.

Time to go looking through the tackle catalogues. I am finding the 3" Gulp! minnows are consistently getting the most bites, but only if the hooks are short enough to allow lots of waggle.

So it's jigheads or hooks as well as the Stren 10lb Coral.

Thanks, Laurie.

Yeah, I've been wondering along those lines; but I'm not sure that it mightn't be the tiny size of the 3" minnows that's counting.

I did have some 1//0 size jigheads whose weight was only the flutes - I think !/4 oz - so that was what I've been looking for.

But I'll give your idea a shot, too. I recall you've had good success with it.

Will do some research at Cuvier this Friday, about time a got rid of the dust on my 2 kg setup.
What rules to they have concerning leaders when chasing records PJay?