I fish for trout with a spinning reel in the Southeast and my typical setup is a St. Croix 6 ft ultra-light trout rod with a Shimano Ultegra 1000 reel and 4lb Fluorocarbon line. I am used to catching 10-14 inch fish, but I have recently discovered a section of river that is holding dozens of trophy size fish. Don’t waste your time asking me where it is. I found it this weekend and managed to land the above huge rainbow with the above-described set up. In the same weekend with the same set up though, I broke two other fish off. My line had been on the rod for a while and may have been frayed, but tough to tell. I’m struggling to decide whether to stick to my current setup, or step up to a 6 ft 4 inch light action rod with 6lb test. My concern is that size is overkill for smaller fish and I’ll get less bites. Any advice appreciated.
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