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Well I screenshotted nicks response for future reference so I’m ready if and when I get on a tuna boat. Thanks all.
 
Even though I have some in the box, I don’t fish weighted flies for tuna and don’t believe the tuna rods I have wrecked were the result of the dreaded “clouser strike” or any other such damage.
 
Well. You no longer have a 12wt, ha!
I have a 12, and a really stout one piece rod that was built as a loaner, that you could borrow. It comes with a reel and line.
 
🤔That is one weird looking tuna egg.......🤪
Yes! Thank you for noticing. @Nick Clayton happens to love pickled eggs more than just about anything. This one was pickled in pepperoncini juice and Tabasco and had a nice neon green color. I wanted to make sure Nick got to at least get a taste of my 5am snack that I so considerately avoided bringing into his cabin. 🤣 Because that’s just the kind of guy I am.
 
fiberglass? from several years ago...photo cred: @Nick Clayton

That's about as high of an angle that one should be doing with any material (although glass can take a bunch more)

That's an 8'3" Seele (Mike McFarland carry's these under his own shop as he was the rod designer for the now defunct Seele---but his heavyweights are well worth looking into for serious fish fighting machines) that's listed as a 12wt, but fishes more like a 14wt

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fiberglass? from several years ago...photo cred: @Nick Clayton

That's about as high of an angle that one should be doing with any material (although glass can take a bunch more)

That's an 8'3" Seele that's listed as a 12wt, but fishes more like a 14wt

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Are some of you guys using stripping baskets?
 
Are some of you guys using stripping baskets?
I took it that time and a couple of other times. I'm still undecided if worthwhile...sure nice to not be stepping on the line while trying to cast, but it takes a bit to get stripping down, and even then may not be the best.
 
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