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Originally Posted by catfishonthelake
It's funny I read this right now. I'm am totally an over-the-top, heavy gear guy, and I've often wondered how big a reel on actually needs. We landed a 7-foot, 100+ pound blacktip yesterday on a 4500 Penn Slammer III with 30 pound braid and a 25-pound fluoro leader. Fish actually hit a lure and bit it just right. Or it may have eaten a skipjack that ate the lure. My point is, you're probably good with a 4000, 3000, or even a 2000.
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Yes exactly! Line capacity is the most important thing here. The cats run for 100 yards sometimes before swallowing the bait! Gotta have something a little on the heavy side to launch he big baits to where they live! Some guys use 3 inch gills! I use 5-8 inch Gills and Rockies! I watched a couple YouTube vids from Pa where the anglers were using stand up Tuna gear!!! WTF? Now that's what I call overkill! The 25+ lber I caught in March on a swim shad was landed on my St Croix Legend elite Walleye rod with 8 lb Fluoro! Haha! That was sketchyyyyyy!!! I'm fishing jagged rocks and boulders, not a sandy soft bottom!
