Is 30 pound line to light for saltwater, for anything you might catch shore fishing.
Dec 9, 2019 18:49:35 #
There is nothing I hate more than losing tackle to a fish. so is 30 enough or should I get stronger line.
Dec 9, 2019 18:51:38 #
Fishing Fool
Loc: redding, ca
Depends on what your are fishing for. Your can get braid in 40# that is very small diameter.
Dec 9, 2019 18:56:23 #
Dec 9, 2019 19:13:03 #
Too light???? I have used 4# fluorocarbon trying to convince a sheepshead he should eat my live shrimp. If I have to snake the puppies out from the pilings on a pier, I might go up to an 8# fluoro. I wouldn't think of anything heavier for sheeps, they are very line and hook shy. Other fish, different ball game, but not 30# test. (MHO)
Dec 9, 2019 19:14:33 #
I fish the California shore for surf perch which don't usually run much over 2 pounds. I use 12 or 15 pound braid and if I use a leader it's usually 10 pound fluorocarbon. Occasionally I hook up with something bigger and meaner than those perch - stripers, halibut. That can be a challenge, but I'm usually able to deal with it, let them run, wear them out. If not, oh well. To me that's half the fun. So I guess it's all in what you're expecting to catch. For me that heavy stuff is overkill.
Dec 9, 2019 19:31:17 #
You can buy 25 Lb. test Mono that is pretty thin. I use it for every
kind of salt water fish and it works fine. If your reel has a decent
drag it's impossible for a fish to break 25 lb. test mono. Unless you
get a complete run-off. You can actually use any weight line you feel
comfortable with so long as you use fluorocarbon leader which is
supposed to be invisible under water.
Zeke
kind of salt water fish and it works fine. If your reel has a decent
drag it's impossible for a fish to break 25 lb. test mono. Unless you
get a complete run-off. You can actually use any weight line you feel
comfortable with so long as you use fluorocarbon leader which is
supposed to be invisible under water.
Zeke
Dec 9, 2019 20:01:38 #
Charlie H
Loc: Greer, Arizona
One of the world's most impressive angling achievements occurred on August 10, 1995, when Leo Cloostermans set the men's 4-pound-test line-class world record for Atlantic blue marlin with this 573-pound fish. Cloostermans was aboard Double Header, captained by Don Merten at the time, and fishing off the island of Faial in the Azores. He caught the fish on a double-hooked squid pitch bait and fought it for about 20 minutes. Cloostermans' record was also the first catch exceeding the 100-to-1 weight-to-line-class ratio recorded by the IGFA.
Dec 9, 2019 20:20:51 #
Dec 9, 2019 20:22:52 #
Reel Livin
Loc: US Army (everywhere)
30 is good and I have it on 2 rigs. One is braid which gives me longer distance the other is carbon. I have 40 on the other two and both are braid. 30 will provide all you need as long as patience is applied. Abrupt or over excited attitudes might not help
Dec 9, 2019 20:23:37 #
Charlie H wrote:
One of the world's most impressive angling achieve... (show quote)
Was he the Old Man and the Sea?
Dec 9, 2019 20:24:19 #
Dec 9, 2019 20:25:28 #
Wonder what the previous record was?
Dec 9, 2019 20:25:33 #
Reel Livin
Loc: US Army (everywhere)
I suggest # 2 circle hooks as they pretty well as fish pretty well set themselves. No heavy set on your part just reel
Dec 9, 2019 20:48:02 #
Shouldn't the boat owner/captain get some allocades for having the person who set a new record for the fish? I do know that most guides also have a to have a hand in controlling their ship so the angler has a successful catch.
Dec 9, 2019 20:50:43 #
flybynight
Loc: Brookline, MA
Reel Livin wrote:
I suggest # 2 circle hooks as they pretty well as fish pretty well set themselves. No heavy set on your part just reel
No Way, I used to fish strippers at night on Cape Cod. Fished 2 rods, both 30 mono, several strippers where over 50, I pulled some knots but I never Broke off.
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