Yes,ive decided i am going to get one of the two suggestions, just last year my friend tried to heave up an 8 lbs red drum and the line snapped....and you definatley know what your talking about considering i hooked the 2 snook last year on a bucktail jig....what else could i catch whille intercoastal fishing besides snook, drum, jacks ,rays, lady fish, sheepshead, and tarpon if im lucky.