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I guess I'm used to not needing the heavy gear on my five day and even 8 day trips, so a 100 lb outfit makes no sense to me. Instead, I'd be getting backups for the outfits you will be using the most. Additional 40 and 50 lb outfits. Fivers fish offshore a lot during the Summer and at Guadalupe a lot in the Summer and Fall. Gotta have a 50 lb dedicated yoyo setup, and an additional 40 lb outfit just in case you get spooled, cut off in a nasty tangle, or have a mechanical failure. On a five day, you'll rarely encounter a fish you can't take on with a good two speed 60 lb outfit, and even at that, it sits in the rack most of the time. Money wise, you can probably get two outfits for what you would spend on the 100 lb outfit.
If you want to fish dropper loop at night, use a boat rod with a 6/0 and 80 lb and if you're fortunate enough to be in a spot to fish the kite, again, use the boat rod.
Here's a good topic for another post. How many of you have used a 100 lb outfit on a five day? 8 day-10 day?
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