Yer running sinker rig for me.

i find it casts a heap better than a paternoster as well. I use 4 x 3/0 or 4/0 tarpons depending on the size of the mulie. I also use 40lb 7 strand staino trace as well. Habbit from when i lived in kalbarri as there was always school sharks around. Doesnt seem to effect the tailor bite either.

Gday

I have stated to use a smallish lead strip wrapped around the first hook on the gang, then straight to a 30lb flouro leader (if using braid) or to the mainline for mono.

It gives additional weight for casting but still lets it drift in the wash a little if desired. 

However, it does not give a huge advantage when casting into wind from the beach. For that ill have a running spoon sinker between 2 swivels with a ~60cm leader to the gang

Hope this helps?

For me it depends on the conditions and where I am fishing and what the conditions are like.

I typically use a straight paternoster rig with 3 x 3/0 gang hooks that I make up myself. For bigger pilchards I will swap over to a set of 4 gangs. I use a star sinker and size it to suit the conditions.

If the conditions are favourable I will use 3 or 4 x 3/0 hooks and just a swivel. Cast out with no weight and slow retrieve. I try to ensure that the wind is on my back and I am position to cast out across the surf (eg from a jetty / groyne or by wading out) rather than in to it.

I also have sets of 2/0 and 4/0 gangs that I have made up - and use them depending on where I am. If I know there are plenty of smaller tailor use the smaller hooks, or if I am chasing something bigger up north with a gardie as bait put the 4/0 set on.

These foolproof methods have resulted in one solitary tailor in approximately five months of fishing. And I had to drive all the way to Augusta to catch that. Seriously, I'm not kidding.

Hopefully I can improve the record at Cottesloe on Monday or Hill River on Friday.

thanks guys for all the comments. Its good to get other peoples opinions and become more knowledgeable on fishing.

cheers to everyone

depends on the conditions of the ocean and how hard the wind is blowing anyway, heres a couple of tailor rigs i use                                                                                            1/ my main beach rig i use if you have south westerly winds,swell etc.consists of a 3 way swivel, 4o lb mono of around 50 to 70cm to a small cork to avoid crabs and rays     above  3/0 to 4/0  ganged hooks depending on mulie size,the other  side of the swivel,a star sinker of size 2 to 5 on the beach or spoon sinker of the rocks,sinker once again depending on conditions.                                                                                  2/ my bait casting rig is a swivel tied between main line and leader of 50 to 70 cm long,a chemical light half way in between 3/o to 4/0 ganged hooks for early evening into the night ,if the wind is blowing behind me,beach or rocks,if used during the morning or afternoon,leave plastic tubing that comes with your chemical light ,minus the chemical light,these rigs i use metro or any where in this state for tailor,hope this helps you and any1 else,cheers

snap swivel with 50lb leader to 3x 4/0 mustads. star or spoon to suit.

what I grew up using, always seems to work (pretty straight forward too if you should happen to get snagged.)

I use a clip on swivel, with the ldeader line run through the eye of the swivel. I then attach whatever sized sinker suits the conditions to the clip. You may find that you will need to tie a small ball sinker just about the hook to stop the swivel running right onto the hook and jamming up.

This type of rig can be a great help for getting extra distance if a south wester is blowing.

If the seas are pretty wild or there is a strong current, then I would use a star or impact sinker on a paternoster rig.

Of course, if the winds are behind you or very slight and the seas are quite reasonable, then baitcasting a mulie without any weight at all is a deadly option.

Good luck, Colin