Hey Team,

Just looking to condense a bit of gear I've collected over the years that isn't being used so much. The thing is I still want the options, so I trying to have combos covering multiple tasks.

At the moment I've got a trinidad 30 with 30lb braid backing and a mono topshit on a poseidon 5 piece. It's probably around 650m (500m of braid). This is used as one of my primary beach reels and will stay in the collection.

I also have a Tyrnos 30 with 80lb braid and mono topshot on a live fibre 24kg LBG rod. It hasn't recieved as much use as I hoped for so it is on the short list. I know it was overkill for mackrel but was also used to target larger fish.

So, in your opinions will 30lb be sufficient for mackrel on a balloon? I'd probably prefer 50lb but am not sure how much the trinidad will hold and then there is just the issue of buy more line etc while trying to free up some cash.