Would've thought it ok, when i first started fishing some 20 odd years ago at the age of 15 all i had was a cheap daiwa rod that bent like an elastic band (and that was just retrieving the sinker ) and a mitchel something or other multi, 602 ap i think ( wide white one with black plastic spool ). Caught plenty of cod in the rough stuff all the same. So if you use the right tactics, say pulley rigs and rotten bottoms i dare say you'll be fine
The thing is about small reels and heavier lines is that if you cast most the line off theres no winching power when yr down to the spool even if it says 6.1 retrieve. So in proper heavy ground u'll struggle to get the fishes head up quickly.
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