Tuna Casting

[Jedcraft]

Had a great tuna trip and feel the pull of the dark side. Am wondering if 50 or 65lb braid on heavy spin gear would be enough for casting to jumpers?

[gordy]

What is the line capacity of your reel??
I think that will be the determining factor as your line strength will be more than adequate.

[Mark Mc]

Strength of that line is not the issue.....You really want clear mono when drifting & casting. We use 20, 25, and 30 lb mono......just make sure it is a new topshot each trip. Get a 2000 yard spool of quality stuff...like Izoreline, put 100 - 125 yards on top of your 1/2 - 2/3 filled spool of spectra backing.

[Jedcraft]

I figured on running only about a 6' mono leader but the 100yd topshot of mono is definately do-able. Does the braid not cast as well? Have only used it on level wind trolling reels but love the stuff. Have been using 80# braid for trolling and those tuna are tough!

[Spoonplugger]

Jedcraft, Mark Mc has a good system. I've been been using 30 to 50 lb spectra and a short 4 to 6 foot leader of 40 lb fluorocarbon. It casts great and I have no trouble catching fish but, the spectra spins far more than the mono and as it goes limp it knits itself into a hundred knots. I'm going to try Mark Mc's way, since it sounds like it would eliminate my knitting problem.

[retaliate]

Braid Twist too much on a spincast Reel, Had #65 on a Peen 6500, & the line twisted to the point you would snap off lures on a cast, I now Have #30 mono on the Reel.

[Stowaway]

I run straight 25 or 30 big game with no problems