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Answer: I don't know. This if my first "big" rod, and so I'm not sure
exactly what I'll eventually be using it for.

Thus far, the heaviest I've ever gone was 12# tippet, with Salmon up at
Pulaski. But, I'm really no expert on it, and I certainly know nothing
about, say, fishing for stripers out at Montauk. (A good friend of
mine just bought a place, so I'm hoping to get out there a lot next
year). I guess I'd put the question back to you as: would an 8-weight
rod ever be used, when fishing for something that would require 20#
tippet?

And, another question: is that the proper ratio - meaning, 20# tippet =
20# backing? I've seen in previous posts people recommending more like
a 12# max tippet = 20# backing, and heavier tippet should use heavier
backing. (Which, I don't know, makes some dumb intuitive sense to me.
In that, tippet size is constrained by keeping the line small enough to
fool fish. Whereas backing is just a matter of how much you can fit on
the reel. Right?)



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