I had a few breaks off before switching over to blood run. Last season was my 1st season with blood run 30lb and had zero break offs and no other issues.
I have used a lot of different lines for steelhead fishing. I have found p-line leader and p-line main line to be the best for me. I was also very impressed with Andy leader line.
Sorry Jeremy I thought you were talking about fishing for the meat. Yes I do use herring but if i needed 15 fish i would not run much compared to if I only needed 5 fish.
Seems how you donate your fish for most tournaments I would have to say I am not a meat hunter. If you are looking for a 20lb average fish the 333 you only need 3 fish in 2 days of fishing.