Confusion on trio reels

65 pound braid, paired with with 5 feet of 40 pound fluro leader. No spiderwire Sufix braid

O.k so i just went to the sufix website and looked up everything you mentioned and it all looks great but i'm not sure of one thing.... how strong is it? i was going to get spiderwire because of its incredible strength and reliability against breaking, but will this sufix line hold its ground? and should i use this trio reel?

Alright, thank you for the advice i think I'm going to do just that.

My mom landed a aprox 100lb tarpon once on 20lb power pro, but they were in a boat and had to Chase it around for about an hour so she didn't get spooled. From a peir I would def use 50lb+ line.

And what kind of knot should I tie to join the 5 feet of 40 pound flourocarbon leader to the sufix braid? do i need some kind of joint or is there a certain knot i should use?

Seriously, 50lb+ line? I havent fly fished for massive tarpon, but I used 15lb tippet when I did. $50 none of you could break 50lb line if I tied it to the hitch of my stationary truck(with a sound knot) and let you have at it. Most rods would break before 50# braid. I have never chased 100lb+ tarpon, but I still say 50# is a bit much.

50lb braid is not overkill if u plan on hooking up with a 100lb tarpon. most tarpon that big are going to be around some type of structure, once hooked guess where they are headed? you need some serious line to keep them from running you into bridge pilings or other structure. 30-50lb braid with 50-80lb floro leader would be my choice.

one other thing, a size 65 or 80 reel is going to hold a heck of a lot of braid. spool up with some mono first, fill about 1/4 of the spool with momo backing, then tie on you braided line, then tie on your leader. i usually use a uni-uni knot when tying differnt lines together.

Pwk he's fishing from a peir not a boat, if there's a 100+lb tarpon running towards docks and probably 100 other peoples lines you and everyone around you will be glad the fight doesn't last an hour. I would say 30lb minimum, but 50 or 65 won't hurt, it still casts and ties easy, its braid.

Palm the spool! There's more than one way to stop a fish. Plus if you do get brushed against a rock or piling you still may have at least 25lb worth of line left.

I've done some more research and I'm going to buy a Penn fierce 8000 instead I just don't know what rod, line, and leader I should pair it with. I'll probably end up using 832 advanced superline 50 lb suffix braid paired with 5 feet of 75 lb suffix fluro invisi-line any ideas?

I'd say get 50 60 or 80 lb leader but that also depends on the size hook you're using, and possibly water clarity. you'll have a hard time tying thicker leader on a smaller hook. Anything under 3/0 or so depending on brand you may have trouble getting thick leader through the eye. Use a snell knot on the hook and you'll only have to go through the eye once. But getting this specific you may want to go on a Florida based forum. Most of my recomendations have come from local river catfishing experience. I use ande flouro and mono leader material. Mono is much limper and may give you a more realistic presentation and easier to tie knots, but flouro is more invisible underwater and more abrasion resistant. It sounds like your spot on w how to spool it up, just maybe a lil less mono on the spool first cuz you don't want birdsnests from an overfull spool.Arbor knot the mono to the spool, then a few yards of mono(any lb test will do, but its a good idea to keep this heavy if you think you might get spooled) then albright to the 300yds of braid.

5yds honestly should be plenty, as long as you have a solid Arbor knot and you get the backing on good and tight, I usually put on enough to cover the spool, then a couple more cranks.

It keeps the line from spinning on the spool, I've seen it happen on spinning and conventional reels. If the spool is all aluminum, you need backing. Not certain, but I think some manufacturers are putting rubber inserts on the spool to keep it from spinning, not sure about yours.