Is 150 yards good enough for big catfish 65/85+ lbs? I plan on getting the 65 LBS test 150 yards or 300 yards I have an Abu 6500 C3
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First I would have recommended a higher drag weight on the reel. It sounds like you want heavy fish, so I would go with the 300 yds. You also may want to consider going to 50 lb. line, between your rod and the drag you can handle some pretty large fish with this set up. Remember to balance you drag with the weight recommendation of the rod builder.
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With 300 yards of 65 lb braid you should be perfectly fine. The catfish arnt the strongest fish on the block. I personally prefer to have more line but a bit thinner. So I would go with 20 or 30 lb braid and get double the amount of line on the reel. I land 40 kg blacktip reef sharks with 455m of 20 lb braid on my reel. But I like ligt tackle fishing. Hope this helps. I am sponsored by okuma so if you need any professional advice just ask.
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O yea that is plenty the catfish won't be going on longer runs so that's long enough and the weight, never worry about that if you match it I've.caught a 120 pound sea turtle on 25 braided just make a mono or fluoro leader so it doesn't break on a rock
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It is based on line weight class. Check to see what that is. We catch striped bass up to. 60lbs. We use it trolling.
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I ranged an antelope at 680 yards once in Wyoming. Would ever take that kind of shot with a 270, but I was able to get a distance reading. I have ranged in the 300-500 range routinely and used it to place a great shot on a 10 point mule dear at 450.
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I shot a whitetail doe with mine at 58yds. She ran 40 yds before dying. The Recruit can do anything those high$$ bows can do
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I have used it from between 25 and 30 yards and it works fine. I use it duckhunting. On my mojo
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2500 or smaller is excellent for light tackle. I wouldn't get any size higher.
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It is good for the fish size up to 2feet at most. It will be quit thrilling if you really catch a big one having hard time toretrieve.If you expect bigger than that, you need one with larger spool and stronger drag like Abu 5000 or 6000 series.
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Depends on the game? Small game like squirrels,rabbits,raccoon's,and birds.Yes! Medium to large game like pigs,boars,deer,bears,and humans.No!Its accurate as is at 25 yards with a scope or red dot 50-75 max.If your looking for something to hunt small-medium game i would suggest Benjamin Marauder .22 or equivalent .22 or higher P.C.P.(precharged pneumatic) rifle. Any questions dont hesitate to ask? Sincerely,Mr.Vreeland-AkA: (The Stach) ;})
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I took a 70lb hog at 25 yards. It is more than sufficient for a ground hog as long as you can get close enough.
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I have actually used this rod with 65 lb braid and successfully fished 120 fathoms (720 feet) for ehu. The rod performed great often pulling up multiple fish at once. The fish I was targeting weren't over 6lbs each and its a whole lotta work bringing um up from that depth, but the rod performed fine. Worth the money to me...hope that helps. Carl B. Maui, Hawaii
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Bought this for my husband who used Spiderwire 15 lb test line for trout in fresh water lake. I guess the test line weight depends on what your fishing for. Hope this helped.
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The Cannon Easi-Troll manual downrigger I purchased and used last fall came pre-spooled with 150 feet of stainless steel cable. The line weight is 150 pound test and worked well with the 10 pound weight I got to go with it. The downrigger is a stout unit and care should be taken to mount it securely using recommendations in the instructions provided. The maximum depth you can attain with 150 feet of cable will depend upon the weight of the ball used and trolling speed but graphs are provided to calculate the "blowback" and determine your running depth. With a 12 pound weight trolling at 2, 4, and 6 mph the depth should be about 146, 119, and 87 respectively. There is ample room on the spool if you want to replace the cable with one 250 feet long.
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10,000 pound test...but only a few feet of it. Apparently you are unfamiliar with hand lines. You can put any pound test line you choose. The larger pound test line the less number of feet the reel will hold. Ask yourself what size fish do I want to fight using a hand line. Then put a line that is 20% heavier. Besides, the hand line you are asking about comes with line, leader, swivels, hook and sinkers. What are you going to do, strip all that off and start over?
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Thomas..the C3 designation is basically a "grade" of reel...there should be a size designation to go along with it....also, I need to know the type of fishing you are interested in....the red reel pictured to thr left, appears to be a 7000 model, which is a very heavy duty fresh water, light salt water reel.....as best I can tell the C3 your are also asking about is a 6500, which is a high speed (6 to 1 ratio) version of the 6000...a wide spool fresh water reel.....I have both these reels, and I fish mainly light to medium Salt water... Again..it all depends on the type of fishing you want it for.....heavy troling, mooching for salmon, muskie fishing..then probably the 7000i..if you are going to be doing a lot of casting then I would say the lighter 6500, or even 5500 reel..for normal Bass size type fishing..... With more info, I could give you a more definite answer...Just remember, the C3, is a higher quality reel of the same size!!! Regards, Jim
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Hello, For the 15 year old with the build as you describe I would recommend the 28# Wildcat. For a 65 year old woman with the build you describe I would recommend the 24# Wildcat. This should be enough strength to shoot out to distances of 30-40+ yards comfortably.
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Pack some tar line. The tar line has a break strength in the area of 300#, but is light and ties easily. The thickest has 400+ feet on a roll but only weighs a pound. Get here or at sporting goods stores. Might not have it in the Northern states, it may be more of a southern catfishing thing for trot lines, but I
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It says its only rated for like 10 i think but i put 17lb for catfishing and it does fine. That is the heaviest that i have tried, hope this helps.