09-01-2012, 09:32 PM
[quote gdn443]Seems what the wife got you is a good rod for smaller fish than tuna. Should work well to the 25 lb class. If you are trolling for tuna or live lining you will need a bait caster with a rod that has a much stronger back to it and eyes that should have rollers. Unless you have a boat, charters will supply such a rod. Very hard to get a big fish in on a spinning rig. You won't have to cast it, just thumb it as you let it out.
Don't get to hung up about the drag. Any big fish will take line and the drag is there to tire him out and not break your line. Drag should never be more that the line test.
I use braid on a lot of my reels and none of them gave me specs for braid. The specs are always on mono diamater, which are thicker than braid.[/quote]
Thank you for your reply, I really appreciate it!
I figured the rod was a little small for catching large fish. I guess the rep figured that a rod that was rated to 65lb line is suitable for big game fish, since 65lb line is suitable for big game fish as well?
But what about the reel? I hear about some new spinning reels being good for big fish, and in terms of numbers, the Okuma CJ80S seems to be right in there with them. Mam I missing something?
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Don't get to hung up about the drag. Any big fish will take line and the drag is there to tire him out and not break your line. Drag should never be more that the line test.
I use braid on a lot of my reels and none of them gave me specs for braid. The specs are always on mono diamater, which are thicker than braid.[/quote]
Thank you for your reply, I really appreciate it!
I figured the rod was a little small for catching large fish. I guess the rep figured that a rod that was rated to 65lb line is suitable for big game fish, since 65lb line is suitable for big game fish as well?
But what about the reel? I hear about some new spinning reels being good for big fish, and in terms of numbers, the Okuma CJ80S seems to be right in there with them. Mam I missing something?
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