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3 metres of 8mm will be sufficient.
I run that on a 4.7m ally runabout with a 4kg sand anchor or reef anchor. Never had any problems with the reef anchor pulling or the chain getting stuck. I wouldn't go rope to anchor, as rope has some buoyancy, so your anchor may not set properly. Also there is the risk of the rope wearing through on reef.
Anchor socks are great, but the drawback is they collect and hold sediment.

Getting kids out for a fish, getting yourself back out there, laughs, fish, and your favourite spot for brekky. Hard to beat.

Great stuff 👍

My opinion....
 
No dramas at all swapping handle over, that I know of. 
The handle always winds on the way you wind to retrieve line. 
Makes sense, no? 
So if the handle is on the right hand side, it's righty tighty, lefty loosy. 
If the handle is on the left side of the reel, it will be lefty tightly, righty loosy. 
That could be the only drama I could think of, that and the handle may become really tight to undo, but drop a touch of anti seize on the thread and it will be fine, well that's what I do, but I use Daiwa. 🤣
 
Hope that is sort of clear. 

We had a similar day yesterday. The only legal fish was dropped beside the boat. That's fishing.

April result -
Total Team North               6                   points/10 contestants  = 0.6
Total Team South            76                    points/18 contestants = 4.2
 
 
Winner = Team SOUTH 

Nice day and haul, Neil. That southerly chopped things up a bit in the bay today.
@benno573 and I came upon a huge, thick school of herring at the Pin one day. We made the mistake of throwing the castnet. We got about 200 in one cast. 7 out of 8 of them were stuck in the net. It took us a good hour to get them all out. Never again. haha

Nice Plan B, Neil.

Getting kids out for a fish, getting yourself back out there, laughs, fish, and your favourite spot for brekky. Hard to beat.

We had a similar day yesterday. The only legal fish was dropped beside the boat. That's fishing.

We had a similar day yesterday. The only legal fish was dropped beside the boat. That's fishing.

We had a similar day yesterday. The only legal fish was dropped beside the boat. That's fishing.

We had a similar day yesterday. The only legal fish was dropped beside the boat. That's fishing.

April result -
Total Team North               6                   points/10 contestants  = 0.6
Total Team South            76                    points/18 contestants = 4.2
 
 
Winner = Team SOUTH 

I'm happy landing anything. And getting on the leader board. Until Neil goes fishing again ...... 😂😂

That size lure is going to attract large fish. 
As long as you're using a decent reel with some good casting PE, you will get away with it using the technique bob mentions  above. 
Rods are just the delivery system for the lure. Let the fish fight the drag in this case. 
 
Good luck. 
 
 

We had a similar day yesterday. The only legal fish was dropped beside the boat. That's fishing.

Took the kayak out up castle hill way. Got this 42cm fella. That was the fruit of my efforts for the day. 0800 till 1400. Flicked a lot of plastic. Might take some bait next time.

Bloody close one as usual. 

April result -
Total Team North               6                   points/10 contestants  = 0.6
Total Team South            76                    points/18 contestants = 4.2
 
 
Winner = Team SOUTH 

That sounds like a very nice mornings effort rebel.

If cast 30gm lead fish with a 10-15gm rod just fine, I have however busted the tips on some cheaper rods doing that.
The trick is to cast with as little force as possible and let the weight of the lure do the work for you. Load up the rod and sort of lob it.
Just except the fact that if you mess up your probably going to break a tip off.
That difference in weight is a bit on the extreme side and will increase the risk, so your technique will have to be spot on, it is definitely possible but not advisable as they say.

Nice day and haul, Neil. That southerly chopped things up a bit in the bay today.
@benno573 and I came upon a huge, thick school of herring at the Pin one day. We made the mistake of throwing the castnet. We got about 200 in one cast. 7 out of 8 of them were stuck in the net. It took us a good hour to get them all out. Never again. haha

Getting kids out for a fish, getting yourself back out there, laughs, fish, and your favourite spot for brekky. Hard to beat.

Found a significant school  of Threadfin  and baby bull shark tailing   in 1.5 m of water this morning , right where they’ve been for weeks, so didn’t have to go looking for them. 
Helped myself to a couple before the wind started  to puff up a bit ,  then took off for home.
Had a double hookup on the second one , but it got off before I could attend to it , which was a bit of a bummer.
2 was enough  , so  left them feeding , for next time.
Beautiful clean fish off the sand , full of banana prawns , bled out and iced down well , they should taste good! 

A start for team south for May.
Threadfin 1010mm and 910mm.