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As with any broad based question, there are too many variables to be considered. In the canal, at night, with jigs, probably no edge. At Monomoy trying to get a Bonito to hit on a size 1 fly in broad daylight in crystal clear water, absolutly! What I`m trying to say is, you have to narrow down the parameters for any answer to have validity. Thirty years ago I had the exact answer for everything, now any answer starts with, "Well it depends,". No stock answer can cover all situations. I generally fish out of my boat in skinny water during the day, so I use 16# flouro but if I went to the big beach at night with eels I`d use 30# mono.
Another pet beef of mine is people that are allways trying to scrimp on the line. For a long time I fished the beach for money, I met lots of guys that used equipment that looked like it came from the Salvation Army. You can catch fish on allmost any kind of reel and rod, but the ones that consistently scored were meticulos about thier line. I`ve seen rods broken and the fish was still caught, I`ve seen reels freeze up and still the fish came in but I`ve never seen a fish that broke the line landed. How can someone justify spending hundreds and hundreds of dollars on equip. and then skimp on the one thing that connects you directly to the fish? But then again, like I allways say "Well it depends...".
Slinger
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