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Light gear/heavy sinker = hard day at office. Basically I fish with as light as I can get away with. By the time you get to 20 oz with a light rod, it is going to get heavy going. The day will tell, but you may need to switch to lighter sinker. Fishing deep (300m+) I use 1kg. But I am not using a 10kg rod and mono.

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Is there a weight limit to how much sinkers a setup can take? I'm currently using a 10kg Aqua Tip Rod with a TR200G (6kg drag) and 20lb mono. I'm used to using 6 or 8 oz in the Hauraki but doubling / tripling that seems like a crazy idea!

 That is exactly same with same general spec ed gear,what Im still getting my head around in the Manukau.
 Local general advice is the shallows and channel edges the hrs across tides..
 Got to a 8oz the other day...wasnt enjoyable..
 Have brought one of those surf casting sinkers with wires (sand sinker?) to try...just an experiment...anyone done it?

Some different thoughts. Is anyone actually crazy enough to anchor in the Graveyard during full tidal flow? If not, then this means drifting which means less lead. 8-10oz on braid is enough. It is hard to stay in contact with the bottom, but your baits don't have to be down there long before you get a snapper on. We usually catch our limit (or at least as much fish as we need) within 30 - 60 minutes. I don't find it particularly interesting fishing, but each to their own.

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at anchor in the strong current with a decent amount of lead needed to sit on the bottom when it hits it, you will know, unmistakable
once the line angle starts to go past 45deg, you are not on the bottom, simple as that

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Yep, that should fish 12-20oz sinkers nicely, and fairly smash over anything that bites on the other end. Should even deal with a Kingfish if push comes to shove.