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Originally Posted by EarnedStripes44
You may call it "over power the fish style", but I call it sensible preparation.
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eh. i'm using 50lb braid right now. only because i am targeting larger fish. it was 25lb and i thought that was a bit excessive. but with me chunking more this year and seeing some big (4ft) smooth dogs brought in, in my spot. i feel more comfortable with the bigger line.
too me it depends.. chunking or live lining anything, i go heavier. 12lb in fresh for shiners. just because it's not really targeting anything specific. anything will latch on to live or dead bait. but with plugs you can specifically target a couple types of fish much better. if he is targeting little stripers i wouldnt go much higher than 16lbs. but if he starts targeting anything bigger.. no less than 20lbs. even with out a fight they could snap it. the one i literall dragged in yesterday felt like it was gonna break my rod, it was about 38inches. so if i hooked into anything over 40inches i'm in for a good battle even with my 50lb crap.
also take into account the size of the jetty. the one i used to fish was only about 20ft long. not all of them are massive like the ones on harbors. back water ones can be very small with almost no surf to speak of. my old spot was like fishing a lake.
all and all this guy just needs to match his tackle to the fish he is targeting and the water conditions. as well what ever else maybe in the area. (like you said).