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#.