carbon fishing reel X3 Carbon Freshwater Spinning Only Reel / 2000 / 6'10" M EF of drag power Aluminum handle with Winn Dri Okuma ITX 1000H Carbon Spinning

When fishing for larger species, it takes a sturdy rod and heavy line to drive the hook into the mouth of a large pike, striper, muskie or catfish

Hubbard spent most of his time talking about terminal tackle here, which is especially important for mackerel for two reasons: They have sharp teeth and can easily shred your leader They have great eyesight, so they can easily see your leader For his main line, hes usually using 15-20 lb braid, but for the leader, that varies much more

Thats because baitcasters use a spool to hold the line

However, the line capacity is somewhat limited compared to more expensive reels like the Daiwa Lexa, Shimano Tranx, Penn Squall, or Okuma Komodo, and if youre going to tackle very large fish, you might want to consider upgrading to one of these larger and stronger reels

Too little and you might run the risk of running out of line on a long cast or even worse