First Time

[chris138]

Originally Posted by the dude

you're fishing for tuna with 20#? That story usually does not end well unless your name is GregAndrew.

The tuna are very line shy. Often they will not bite anything over 25# flouro. 20# is very common on offshore trips. The general rule is that you start off with lightest line until you get broke off then move up to 30, 40 etc.

Id rather get broken off on 20# then never get bit on 40#.

[captnblood34]

Originally Posted by chris138

20# is very common on offshore trips.

Very common indeed

[the dude]

The tuna are very line shy. Often they will not bite anything over 25# flouro. 20# is very common on offshore trips. The general rule is that you start off with lightest line until you get broke off then move up to 30, 40 etc.

Id rather get broken off on 20# then never get bit on 40#.

it's a bad idea this year, the fish are BIG. Fish 30# fluoro. We've gotten all our fish on 30 this year. They will bite it and you at least have a chance at getting them up. I spent 2 hours on an 80# YFT 2 weeks ago, but I did get him. I don't think I would have gotten it up on 20# as the line was very frayed after the extended fight. Like Greg said his buddy got busted off on 20#.

[chris138]

Originally Posted by the dude

it's a bad idea this year, the fish are BIG. Fish 30# fluoro. We've gotten all our fish on 30 this year. They will bite it and you at least have a chance at getting them up. I spent 2 hours on an 80# YFT 2 weeks ago, but I did get him. I don't think I would have gotten it up on 20# as the line was very frayed after the extended fight. Like Greg said his buddy got busted off on 20#.

True... For an 80# fish, 30# flouro is very light. That's nice work there my good man! I suppose it's all up to the individual. I fished the 182 on Friday and we went 18 for 22 on YF up to almost 50#. We had guys fishing 25, 30 and 40. The 25# rigs got bit 5 times to every one bite on 30#. Granted we did farm a few and they weren't huge, average was 30 pound fish. 40 never got touched once. Not to say you won't get picked up, and you definitely have a way better chance of landing them if you do. I just prefer to get bit first then bust out the heavier gear.

Anyway, congrats again Greg! It may have been a day of firsts, but your demeanor as always said "no big deal" ... Cool and calm even with the reel detaching from the rod