Im new to fishing and was looking to buy a fishing rod. Im a bit confused about the lure weight and line weight. How can i tell whats the maximum weight of fish the rod will be able to handle before breaking
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Originally posted by FirstBubba View Postumar89, rods designed for freshwater use will handle a pretty good sized fish and are normally rated by "action".
Light, medium and heavy.
Just about any of them will handle 30 to 40 pound fish.
I've caught 40 pound king salmon on heavy action rods.
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Line weight is "tensile strength".
That is, 20 pound test line will hold twenty pounds. That means the line will withstand 20 pounds of machine stress and really doesn't have anything to do with the weight of the fish you want to catch.
Rod flex plus the drag on the reel tire a fish pretty quickly.
You can regularly catch fish much larger than the test strength of the line.
Catching 30 to 40 pound king salmon on 20 pound test line is not unusual.
What kind of fish are you expecting to catch?
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Umar89, Bubba is correct in regards to line strength. With monofilament line it is rated in pounds,ie; 6-8-10 pounds etc. only in fly lines is it rated in weight and that is also matched to the rod. A rod that is indicated to be a certain weight, will require a line of same weight in order to achieve the optimum performance. But with spin or casting rods there is no such factor, only the strength of the mono, which will depend on the size of fish. In fly rods, the rod weight is not what it weighs on a scale, it only indicates the weight of fly line it uses. With the flex of a spinning rod, the line will withstand much more force than what poundage it is rated at due to the flexing of the rod.
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If you know what your doing then you can catch a large fish on light gear. That’s what the drag is for. I really wouldn’t worry about line weight to much for the size of the fish but would match the rod with line to lure weight if you going to throw out big lures or baits. Also you can get a heavier rod and use lighter line but I would never recommend using a lighter rod with heavier line.
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Anybody know about the Berkley 'Glow Rod' ? Has 2 AAA batteries in handle with on off switch and the rod is suppose to give off a glow. Probably designed for shore fishing. Bought a spinning model at flea market for $15. What do you think of them ?
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Originally posted by 99explorer View PostIt doesn't matter if you find a good spot to fish.
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Originally posted by jhjimbo View PostAnybody know about the Berkley 'Glow Rod' ? Has 2 AAA batteries in handle with on off switch and the rod is suppose to give off a glow. Probably designed for shore fishing. Bought a spinning model at flea market for $15. What do you think of them ?
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