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nightfighter · 08-18-2008, 05:22 PM

Trolling gear is 114H and a 50, 80# braid with topshot, always siwash on stinger, never used a treble.
But very interested in casting to them, and interested in what size spin reel you need to put the boot to the fish... Also interested in what spin rods will do the job. It's one thing to be undergunned on a striper, but a whole 'nother thing to get your ass kicked by a tuna on a 30 second run that leaves you with a smoked reel, spooled, or both. It is an exciting, albeit expensive 30 seconds, or less. And then there is the issue of the health of the fish after that.....

08-18-2008, 05:22 PM	#4
nightfighter Seldom Seen iTrader: (0) Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 10,543	Trolling gear is 114H and a 50, 80# braid with topshot, always siwash on stinger, never used a treble. But very interested in casting to them, and interested in what size spin reel you need to put the boot to the fish... Also interested in what spin rods will do the job. It's one thing to be undergunned on a striper, but a whole 'nother thing to get your ass kicked by a tuna on a 30 second run that leaves you with a smoked reel, spooled, or both. It is an exciting, albeit expensive 30 seconds, or less. And then there is the issue of the health of the fish after that.....
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