I will not allow HSB fishing on the main pond with anything less than a MH flipping stick and 12# mono or equiv braid. As G says, my top end fish will pull drag on anything lighter for far too long and might go belly up with the effort. Once your fish start hitting 22"+ it's important to beef up the tackle unless you want broken line or exhausted trophies on the fillet table.


Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

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