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Will an ocean fishing rod with a maximum limit of 14 pounds be able to support a 25 pound line?

I recently bought an ocean fishing rod that said maximum limit of 14 pounds. However, I need one that can support 25 pounds. The man at the store told me that this one would easily work with 25... However I don't know which one to trust. Answers? I meant line by the way, not fish size.

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1. Well the pole is not always accurate. It is just like fishing line... we used 45 pound test line and pulled in a 130 pound tuna I would trust the man at the store, because he has probably done his fair share of fishing
2. I wouldn't advise going over the strength rating of the rod by that much. Rods are built for a specific line strength, and they're generally rated something like "10-14 pound line." While this doesn't mean it will break if you fish with 15 or 17 pound line, it does increase the chances of it happening. If you rig up with 25 pound line and pull with appropriate force, I wouldn't expect the rod to last long. The other thing is that the rod is designed to "work best" with line of the strength listed. Even if it doesn't break with the 25 pound line, it may just basically bottom out, bending so much that you can't use it to lift a heavy fish. I would suggest that if you really need to fish with 25 pound line, you get another rod which is rated for that strength of line. Return this rod, or rig it up with a smaller reel and 12-14 pound line and use it in appropriate situations.
3. I would stick with what the rod says. However, if you want to use strong line, try fishing with braid. It has a lot of strength and has a small diameter. 65lb braid has the diameter of 14 lb test line. Hopefully this may help.
4. As long as the drag on your reel is set correctly you can use what ever pound test you like, all it is stating on the rod is that the manufacture is saying this rod may break if exposed to a weight of 14 pounds or more of constant tension. Set your drag on your reel below 14 lbs or near as possible and you'll be fine. You will be able to catch fish larger than 14lbs so don't worry about that just play em til they tire. I fish Falcon, Allstar and a few other VERY expensive rods and use a lot of Power Pro Braid and it is 65 lb test, now this is for Largemouth Bass fishing and these rods are not rated for 65 lb line, even though the diameter is = to 16 lb monofilament it still has a tensile strength of 65lb this stuff is great when fishing heavy cover and structure when you can't give the fish an inch. However I wouldn't use it on a 120.00 dollar Falcon Rod if I thought I would break it. Which leads back to the reel drag. Good Luck to Ya.
5. Ok here is your answer you can go up to 25 pound monofilament line but the amount of line you can spool on the reel will be minimal. I would put a braided line on which the diameter is much less than a 14 LB strength line. There are many different brands of braided line - like Power pro or spider wire etc.. I am a avident fisherman with in excess of 10K in gear. A 25 pd braided line will work very well for you