What kind of fishing line can pull in 847 lbs.?
number 8 piano wire
If the line test is over 40 lbs and it is not nicked or frayed it is just about imposssible for any fish to break it if the drag is set properly. (about 30% of the line test) But the angler can break it by whipping jerking or doing some other foolishness with the rod.Or you can loose all the line off the reel.
An excerpt from my website on fighting a mako
. " A mako should be fought differently than other fish. This is not tuna fishing! A tuna fisherman's mentality is "The longer the fight the greater chance of losing the fish , therefore getting it to the boat quickly is a good idea."
The object is not to muscle a mako back to the boat and gaff it, as you would a tuna.. That is a sure way of losing one or getting somebody injured, or worse. You want to keep it away from the boat and "stay attached" until it is tired out.
A mako is too fast for an angler to directly fight, as you would most fish. So you just exercise line control. When possible put the line on the reel, keeping it level, and when the mako runs let it rip off smoothly. The mono closer to the reel spindle is packed rather tightly from the pressure of the line. When you get a blistering run below half spool it will sound like an electrical short circuit in the reel." -Tom