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big fish lite line
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rod qeustion

Post by big fish lite line » Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:14 am

hey I was curious, I know some of you guys use 50-80lb braid on your your rods. I use 65lb tufline for lingcod and a penn 209 reel with a pretty stiff fiberglass rod. I just wondered what kind of rod you would use in fresh water to acomidate such strong line.
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RE:rod qeustion

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RE:rod qeustion

Post by Anglinarcher » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:43 pm

Well actually most of us don't use the line rating for the rods when we use braid. For example, I have a great 6'6", medium heavy, fast action, 8-17 pound bait casting rod that is my go to rod.

I use 15 to 50 pound braided line on the rod for bass.

I have another that is a 8' heavy action, rated to 25 pound line, that I run 50 to 80 pound line on.

The key is to not over stress your rod when fighting weeds. (LOL)
Too much water, so many fish, too little time.

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RE:rod qeustion

Post by big fish lite line » Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:21 pm

thanks anglinarcher
most of us don't use the line rating for the rods when we use braid
I kinda figured that but wasn't sure.
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