To braid or not to braid?
Misters McKenna and Everin swear by mono in the rocks, Ande Back Country if I'm not mistaken. The Iron One waz a Yozuri Hybrid proponent up until this year.
Most all of the SOCO'ers I've talked wit are braiders. Then, pick your poison ~though Fireline is most used, I think.
Have yet to make the leap to braid, although towards the end of the Fall Run last year I spooled me pluggin' set-up w/PowerPro 50. I know that the Crazy One goes braid to mono for his chunkin' and swim shaddin' set-up from tha surf.
So here's my quandry. Sounds like for eeling/
sluggos/hvdy rocks chunking my best bet on my 7'6" fibreglass spinner is 50# BCtry-mono to a 80#BigGame-mono shock?
Next, would be pluggin'/med structure chunking with 50# FLine-braid to 80# BigGame-mono on me 10' surf shtick and 704Z.
Lastly, the Trophy Hunter set-up if I'm listening and readin' things right would be 80#braid to 100#+ mono leader on a 12' surfrod and I'm leaning 4500 Shimano BR, but have equally been advised towards a convench to wrastle in the "feesh of a lifetime".
Two questions, which reel with which rod would you use on the BIG stick and why; secondly, are my #'s and types right for the lines on said rod and reel? Keep in mind I'm not budgeted for
VS/LAMI-LOOMIS, though someday I hope to own the ultimate rod and reel. More like the PENN Products or something comparable to them? Thanks as always for your help.