One really needs to go to New Caledonia, if only to experience how a GT can spool you using PE10.
Hi,
How much drag you get spoiled?
Normal drag setting (~15kg). I'm not kidding - because in NewCal the reef is a vertical dropoff into very very deep water, the GT cannot always find structure immediately. Cast (60m) + GT run (60m) + boat driving in opposite direction (100m) = spooling.
50-70kg beast, there is nothing you can do if you cannot turn its head. 1 run gone
Of course, it is still more common to be busted off, but the chances of being spooled by GT in NC is very high compared to places like Komodo or Shoalwater (instant death).
Like I said, I did not believe it when I first heard it, thinking it must be angler weakness - but ask any reputable angler who has been to NC and I am sure they will agree. You can be spooled by GT!