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thortum · 04-01-2008, 05:50 AM

I use the same "pull test" that most of you are using, BUT: nobody has said what pound test line your using! Since the drag is used to protect your line first, and your rod second, I don't know how the question can be answered with anything other than "IT VARIES!!"
You wouldn't put as much tension on 20lb. test line as you would on 40lb test. Why would anyone use very heavy line [cuts down on casting distance] if you weren't going to put more pressure on the fish? Also, if you use a 60lb test braid on a rod that's rated for up to 30lbs test line, and you tighten down on the drag, there's a danger of snapping your rod. My 2 cents.

04-01-2008, 05:50 AM	#19
thortum Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bean Town Posts: 466	I use the same "pull test" that most of you are using, BUT: nobody has said what pound test line your using! Since the drag is used to protect your line first, and your rod second, I don't know how the question can be answered with anything other than "IT VARIES!!" You wouldn't put as much tension on 20lb. test line as you would on 40lb test. Why would anyone use very heavy line [cuts down on casting distance] if you weren't going to put more pressure on the fish? Also, if you use a 60lb test braid on a rod that's rated for up to 30lbs test line, and you tighten down on the drag, there's a danger of snapping your rod. My 2 cents. Last edited by thortum; 04-01-2008 at 06:39 AM..