I upgraded my line strength because I had been losing/breaking off some fish up there with 20 pound line and drag set to where it would let the fish pull line, but not effortlessly. I just got sick and tired of spending an entire day fishing, and landing 1 fish to every 6 that pulled drag. Most were lost due to hooks not being large enough but some were broken off. I'm sure the striper run straight for structure and it doesn't take near as much abrasion to break off 20 pound line compared to 50.
I've only fished with the 50 pound line once now and I do have some concern with the larger line restricting the bait more and/or being visible to the striper. But.... If I can catch hybrids on an umbrella rig that is extremely hardware heavy with coat hanger size wires and a mess of lead on it, I'm not so sure the line diameter will prevent a strike. Who knows...?
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