plumbertom
My buddy got an 18# and a 20# fishing for searuns in tidewater at the end of August, both on 8# test and spinners. If I remember right, he said it was a half hour per fish. He's got the cool hand, though, so I believe him.
I think 15# test is a good spoon and spinners line. The action on hardware is better on lighter test, and casting distance increases too. A quality drag system and patience is a must also. I have caught multiple albacore on 12#, and a 60lb bluefin on 15 lb test. No rocks in the middle of the ocean. My proudest moment was a long fight with a 24" Rainbow on a fly rod with a 1lb leader.
This is true enough. I've fished bluefin many times when the would bite nothing heavier than 10 lb. and other than my trolling rig I never used heavier than 20 Lb. for tuna off SoCal.I think 15# test is a good spoon and spinners line. The action on hardware is better on lighter test, and casting distance increases too. A quality drag system and patience is a must also. I have caught multiple albacore on 12#, and a 60lb bluefin on 15 lb test. No rocks in the middle of the ocean. My proudest moment was a long fight with a 24" Rainbow on a fly rod with a 1lb leader.
As far as that 10lb. for the coho, it was more than adequate to handle the fish, in facy I'm sure a fish twice the size would have came in with only a bit more time and effort.