Okuma RTX anyone?

[MuskieBait]

Just want to say...

MA, if an extra 2oz is "a big difference" to hold all day, then you are NOT even remotely ready to tackle any tuna...and definitely not ready to fish poppers for tunas...so stop drooling over the video because you'll only dream about it.

For starter, the reels they were using in the video were Stella 14000...which is 24oz.

When you are popping, you're throwing 4oz poppers all day, working it with a rip and wind retrieve all day. When I say rip, you are moving the rod tip about 3-4 feet at a time...and when you retrieve, you are retrieving all that line within a couple of seconds.

And you are definitely not ready for any vertical jigging of any sort. Again, you may be dropping jigs that are 4 to 14oz down depths of 150-300+ feet. You are jigging them with a 3 feet pump of the rod, then drop the rod tip and crank down fast...and repeat this 30 to 50 cranks until you worked the lures up the water column for 100 to 200 feet up...then you drop the jig back down and repeat...repeat all day.

After popping or jigging for an hour, if you happen to hook up, then you need to fight one of those strong running fish for 10min if you work them fast to the boat. Yes, you let the drag do some of the work...but you'll also be likely to fish 10 to 15lb of drag in those conditions...if not more.

So my suggestion to you...if you want to prepare yourself for that type of fishing...

Is to MAN UP, eat some spinach, and stop whining about the extra 2oz that you hold all day on a feather light outfit. If you can't hold an 8oz reel all day, you are weak and pathetic. Better work out your arms and get stronger...Otherwise, you're in for a rude awakening when you start jigging or popping for saltwater gamefish.

I thought all this kayaking only make your arm stronger...but I guess you are still weak