the question was will it handle a schoolie yfin which pretty much everyone agreed it would, is it the ideal size? No, but some guys don't have the money to buy alot of reels so they have to make do with what they have. Downsizeing the reel sizes are fine as long as your going to reels that can handle braid lines and have beefier drag systems. I do think when possible it is best to use gear that is matched to most of what your catching, especailly bluefin since most will be released. It's always a good feeling when you release a fish and have a very good idea it will be fine, sometimes useing to light of tackle it just ends up killing the fish. We have went to smaller gear as most people have but they are definetly more powerfull reels with plenty of drag pressure, they're all loaded with braid with a topshot of mono in most cases we have more yds of line then when we used bigger reels with all mono. Rod wise I think is a key we have went to almost all Calstar Boomer series rods I prefer the glass over the graphite rods, we also use the short bent butts and these rods really put some pressure on a fish to help get it in faster. Reels like the Canyon 16's we've also picked up and use them for chunking their small but they are extremely powerfull, between the rods and these type reels it's much easier on the angler and the fish as well.
