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rossman · 11-12-2011, 03:26 PM

40 lb seems a bit of an overkill if you are specifically trying for macs or dines. A lot depends on what you use for the bottom weight. I have traditionally used an ounce and a half krocidile spoon, and I have caught and lost some pretty big fish that decided to hit the Kroc. Just last week I lost a fish that I couldn't,t get off the bottom. Ling I suspect. My son actually landed a thresher on his bait rig tipped with a Kroc. I generally use a sabiki with 12 or 15 lb main line, and if I don.t want to have my heart broken by breaking off a larger fish, I just tip it with a torpedo sinker.

Good luck

11-12-2011, 03:26 PM	#6
rossman Marginally Irrelevant Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bahia Asuncion Posts: 936	40 lb seems a bit of an overkill if you are specifically trying for macs or dines. A lot depends on what you use for the bottom weight. I have traditionally used an ounce and a half krocidile spoon, and I have caught and lost some pretty big fish that decided to hit the Kroc. Just last week I lost a fish that I couldn't,t get off the bottom. Ling I suspect. My son actually landed a thresher on his bait rig tipped with a Kroc. I generally use a sabiki with 12 or 15 lb main line, and if I don.t want to have my heart broken by breaking off a larger fish, I just tip it with a torpedo sinker. Good luck __________________ "When beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the ocean’s skin, one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it; and would not willingly remember that this velvet paw but conceals a remorseless fang. " — Herman Melville Y'all come see me now, hear!