[Jigman13]

We fish shorter rods and bigger reels for sharks bc you never know when that toad thresher or beast mako is coming. Shorter sticks provide you the control and leverage to turn a big fish and the heavy drag helps shorten fight time via stand up or gunwale. These days you can certainly get away with smaller reels with high strength spectra. We fish shimano only on my fathers boat out east...tiagras to be exact. But the talicas are beasts and the tld series reels hold their own. It all comes down to preference but the shimanos are tried and true. Just my 2 cents...