Kinda funny, When i lived in CT i fished the flats and caught large on 6'6" St. Croix w/penn 4500 spooled with 12-17# mono.
Now I live in Maine and only fish the rivers with the same setup or my trusty 8-wt. and i have caught many over 50#. I do break off once or twice a year but river fish and stripers on the flats must not run like those in the surf or rocks.
Before anyone says it, No I don't fight the fish to exhaustion, most of the time I am able to land fish in the 32-50" range within 2-5 minutes.
I also only keep 2-5 a year and they are only slot fish, I will not keep a breeder cow. Just kinda funny how fish in different places will fight differently. I probably wouldn't be able to land a medium sized striper down where you all fish.
Darn, I am stuck in North Dakota for two more weeks on business
