I def thinks its possible to do, at least to get a fly in front of the fish anyway..... getting them to eat it is a whole other story....
Take a look at the guys who fish the surf zone for big Iggies up on the KZN Northcoast..... 12 weight Ultra fast sink lines, with straight 100 pound leaders and big flies..... Ok maybe the terminal end can be toned down a bit but its in the same ball park....
I fished a fair amount in the surf zone up in KZN and Moz, and found that super fast sink lines are the way to go, they get you below all the surface wash where you can still stay in contact with your fly. Sure you may have 2 out of five casts wash back towards you and get no where near the strike zone, but I for one, would spend a whole day throwing fruitless casts if cast number 1,98708976 connects me to a brute Streenbras like that!!!
Actually I should have started off with saying congrats on that fish Chris, thats a BUS!@!!!
As to flies....well what are they eating???? Crabs? White Mussels? Baitfish? Crab patterns, heavily weighted ones should be no problem to tie, and with a 12 weight can be cast a fair distance.....
I like this thread.................
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