im thinking of getting a ep series or a blc for tuna casting..which is a better choice?Yellow fins...im very new to yellowfins..which is a better road to cast 120 g swim baits or small poppers or spoons.pe6 prefered with lots of line.
With YFT , one must have several rods to be ready for " match the hatch " feeding habits . A couple of years ago we had to use 30 gr. metal jigs to entice strike while other times , a 100 gr. poppers are the best lures to use , hence the choise of rods will have to suit the lures . My rods consist of BC75MHS , HL TN87 , LR86 and for this year's season , will use BLC84/22R Power 1 .
As for your question regarding EP85/36 , EP88/35 n BLC83/40R Power Max , I think these 2 rods are suitable for YFT up to 70 kg , as long as you have sufficient line in the spool to deal with the initial run of the fish and PE6 is sufficient in most cases although some bigger YFT may need PE8 .
Initial drag setting should not be as high as when one is fishing GT but depends on the line ratings used but 1/4 of the maximum line rating is my guide line . May be my fishing buddy Andy Rowe can chime in .
Jon .