Is my line too heavy?

[wiperhunter2]

For general use that is too heavy but it really depend on what fish you will spend the most time chasing. If indeed you will be mainly fishing for the big fish you mentioned that line should be fine and you will not have an issue with it on your new rod and reel. If how every you end up fishing for smaller fish like crappie and bluegill you will need to have lighter line. In general, rods are rated for certain test lines not because they cannot take larger line but because if you catch a larger fish on them, the rod could actually break under the weight of a large fish. You can use the drag on your reel to play a larger fish and keep from breaking the rod but it is good to have different rods and reels for different type of fish. By the way, welcome to the site, hope this info helps.
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