Party boat tuna tackle question

[Walleyed]

Originally Posted by Grateful Dad

Maybe a dumb question, but why would you use braid as a backing, or under a 200 yard topshot of mono? Don't you lose all the benefit of the braid(low stretch, etc.)? Plus, it seems like a pretty expensive backing material, since you're probably not going to have 200 yards of line out at a time, no?

My 80lb reel last year (and this year) is a Avet HXW Raptor 2spd. 100lb Jerry Brown hollowcore with 200 yd of 80lb Momoi Diamond on top. Had a 80lb YFT on that took it out to the braid on three different runs, and that was with 20lbs of scale-tested drag set.

Also, for big fish, you need the stretch to act as a shock absorber for when they decide to run.

And yes, I did get the fish.