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I run 6lb mono all the time. I sometimes get outfished by 4lb but I never get broke off-
It can take twenty minutes or more to land even a feisty 16" trout.
It can take twenty minutes or more to land even a feisty 16" trout
Exactly the reason NOT to go too light. I ain't wasting 20 minutes on a 16" or even 18" trout cause my line is too wimpy. 20" and above is what its all about at the Mile.