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That's the plan, I am going to Sweden end of this month to fish for a big pike. I prefer to stick with braid, that is something I am familiar with. I am also not new to casting. But I am new to St. Croix and their way of labeling the line weight, that is what caused confustion and raised the questions.

All clear, as advised I will go with a higher LB braid. Will probably test 40-50 LB with some soft lures before I move to expensive hard baits. If I keep casting the soft lures off i will switch to even higher LB. Thank you all!

Hey! I need some help with understanding the line weight/rating on St. Croix rods. Apologies if this is obvious but I'm from the EU and it's not something we are used to seeing on rods over here. I am looking at buying a casting rod with line weight of 14-25 lb. This rod is designated as Heavy with lure weight of 3/4 - 2 3/4 oz. The exact model is LTPC223HF2. I intend to run it with Curado K 201 HG baitcaster spooled with braid. Frankly I have concerns that I will cast off the lure on a backlash with a 25 lb line & ~2 3/4 oz. lure. Am I fine with going for a higher LB braid (35-40) or should I stick to the rating on the rod (which i dont think is realistic and good for my wallet..🙂). Should I understand this rating literally for all lines types, treat is as a "mono rating" or just simply ignore it? Thanks for all the answers and greetings from Poland!