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MrBill · 01-06-2007, 04:18 PM

Uncle Russ,
None of us are getting any younger. Hope your wife gets better. My mother's health has gone down hill the past couple of years and helping out does take time. But, some day we will all need help and let's hope there is someone to help us.

The Low gear is your best friend when fighting any fish over 40 pounds. You will not believe how much power you have to lift a fish when in low gear. I think you are a fool by not fishing a two speed reel in deep water. Just take my word for it, low gear is 5 times as easy to pump up a large fish than high gear.

When fishing very deep water such as the floaters, the only time to use the high gear is when you are changing a bait or jigging. Once you let out a chunk of bait, change to the low gear. If you need to change baits or retrieve the chunk to let out again, put it in high gear. Low gear is a arm saver and lets you put mucho pounds of pressure on the fish. Pressure is the key to success in bringing up tuna and amberjacks.

I also might add that the quality of rod is very important. A well made rod with lot's of lifting power will aid you when using the low gear. Together, a low gear and a high quality short rod will put fish on the deck in very short order. There is no reason that a 75# tuna should take more than 15 minutes with 20 pounds of drag. With 30 pounds of drag, a 2 to 8 minute fight should do it.

01-06-2007, 04:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
MrBill Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,324	Uncle Russ, None of us are getting any younger. Hope your wife gets better. My mother's health has gone down hill the past couple of years and helping out does take time. But, some day we will all need help and let's hope there is someone to help us. The Low gear is your best friend when fighting any fish over 40 pounds. You will not believe how much power you have to lift a fish when in low gear. I think you are a fool by not fishing a two speed reel in deep water. Just take my word for it, low gear is 5 times as easy to pump up a large fish than high gear. When fishing very deep water such as the floaters, the only time to use the high gear is when you are changing a bait or jigging. Once you let out a chunk of bait, change to the low gear. If you need to change baits or retrieve the chunk to let out again, put it in high gear. Low gear is a arm saver and lets you put mucho pounds of pressure on the fish. Pressure is the key to success in bringing up tuna and amberjacks. I also might add that the quality of rod is very important. A well made rod with lot's of lifting power will aid you when using the low gear. Together, a low gear and a high quality short rod will put fish on the deck in very short order. There is no reason that a 75# tuna should take more than 15 minutes with 20 pounds of drag. With 30 pounds of drag, a 2 to 8 minute fight should do it. Last edited by MrBill : 01-06-2007 at 05:17 PM.