[Lukeksnyder1]

Bg or battle 3 8000 are about the same. Next step up is the slammer and saragosa you never here anything bad about either functional wise. Some people think the drag is a little light on the saragosa and put a better drag on a saragosa and call it a stella. People say the slammer is heavy and feels like a wench. Personally i think the battle 3 10500 would be the biggest baddest for the budget. For the rod you want a 9 to 11ftr depending how big and strong you are. A 10ft heavy rod that can throw a lot of weight is ideal. I think ocean master has a heavy 10ftr that is good. The extra distance on the bigger rods kill you on the fight. Plus you really cant throw heavy gear that far.

Cool. Thanks a lot. Lots of that I would not have considered since I’m usually fishing 3 or less plus bait and the greater the length the greater the advantage.

 

[Lukeksnyder1]

Also. I always use braid. Is mono better for sharks?