Hi Dan, 1st time out using my Makaria 20II-SEa…trying to find info on using it…when to engage and disengage the two speeds and when to use the strike position on the reel…as always keep doing what you do & thank you….
If i was gonna run 80lb spectra to 40 or 50lb mono/fluorocarbon top shot how many yards spectra would you put on? And how about your 100lb spectra heavy setup as well?
@@LTTang for this season I've been fishing light line for the yellowfin tuna. 20-25 pound test line worked best. For the large bluefin you'll need to tart off with a 100 pound test line set up. It changes every season.
"spectra" and "spinning reels" is still considered taboo on sportfishing boats here on the West Coast, So Cal. Too many Noobs can't feel their spectra line and just let line out and tangle everyone is just frustrating with folks who do their homework. Noobs...DO YOUR HOMEWORK! STOP BEING A NOOB!!! Learn how to use a conventional reel!!!
@@notfounder285 He is referring to how lots of people let out about 70 yards of spectra while live bait fishing because it is so limp before someone else brings it all in. the noobs in question pay out line faster than their baits swim the second the bait hits the water, in hope of letting the bait swim free, when in reality as long as it's swimming it's a great bait. they aren't able to feel their bait swimming, which is never acceptable, always keep track of what's going on so you never miss a hook set. If you watch Dan's older video called "how to tuna with the pros" they go through this exact scenario, and the captain calls this "wishing", not fishing... I recommend always fishing enough mono on your reel to cover twice the distance your bait will be swimming away from you so that you can keep a good stiff line out during the soak and strike... rubber band rigs and the like will obviously require a larger reel because you will be fishing deeper, and therefore be fishing more mono... If you have to upsize reels, do it. never cut corners. I fish a penn jigmaster with 40lb trilene big game all the way down the spool and people with fancy two-speeder braid setups look at me sideways until i'm the one winching on the biggest fish of the day, or better. (clean fresh line every trip, very important)...
why use Hooks so small? for tuna that size I'd be using 3/0 minimum. those fish pull so hard if you foul hook on the Jaw one the hook can chip on the lip and she's gone... I feel like a lot of these videos leave people more confused than anything. why have braid to mono to floro, that's 3 weak points in the line unless you're running fg knots which take between 2 to 3 minutes to tie well then uni to uni, once again, weak spots. a lot more detail is needed in a lot of these videos...
