[NewLove]

I come to gather that 60# Mono would be the all around test for the combination of shark\tuna setup.
You guys agree???
not too light for sharkin and not too heavy for tuna.
I'm not talking braid here....

 

[clementine]

mono...

I prefer 80 lb. , but 60 will do fine. I guess it depends what class setup you're using. with a 50w i'd use 80, but with a 30 i'd probably use 60.

 

[Boborusky]

60 lb mono should be fine, but for trolling I like 80. Sharking we caught almost 90 percent of our fish on 60, including a couple of 200 plus fish, on a straight 50.

 

[leakyrivot]

NewLove wrote:
I come to gather that 60# Mono would be the all around test for the combination of shark\tuna setup.
You guys agree???
not too light for sharkin and not too heavy for tuna.
I'm not talking braid here....

For most fish 60# is fine and it's probably even correctly matched tackle for fish to 200 lbs..

However my problem with it sharking is that when you hook something like a 300 lb blue dog, which you really want to fight and release quickly to get your lines back in the water for that mako, it just takes too long with line under 80# or 100#.. hook a trophy shark and you are really undergunned; sharks come in all sizes and there's no telling what will show up.

As far as tuna, 60# is fine if you are sure the tuna will be under 200#.. up here there's no telling what you'll get, 200# is still a smaller fish, and I can't comment of what's found in your waters for tuna.

Jon

 

[B.Attitude]

New love,
we troll with 60lb on our 30's but 80lb is a must for sharking.
paulie

 

[captmj]

New Love,

We troll with 50lb Momoi on out tuna outfits, and 80lb Big Game on our shark reels. In most cases the 80 might be a bit heavy, but the sharks are not line shy and little extra abrasion resistance is helpful as well.

 

[bretabaker]

my drag settings dictate my line. 60 is perfect for drags up to 20lbs. if i use more than 20lbs, i use heavier than 60lb test.

 

[06405]

i would recommend 80-100 for sharking 60 is a little light and will give more stretch than a heavier mono would. But 60 will do. I prefer using 60 mono for my canyon chunking rods. All my other rods for tuna trolling are 80 pound mono. Than my sharking rods are all 80-100 pound mono.


Blake Conlin
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