The thing that caught my attention (and I was just about to post on the subject) is you said you were using FULL SINKING LINES. The light rod also caught my attention, but that's for another time.

Given the photo's show you fishing off the beach vs. out of a boat, why the choice of a full sinking line?

Over in the UK, it's fairly common to use this type of line vs. a sink tip, but here? I don't think I've seen a full sinker in years.
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