If youre fishing around areas with heavy structure, like jetties, bridges, and piers, then yes, youll want stronger line, but if youre fishing areas like inshore flats, creeks, coastal marshes, or mangrove islands, then you should be using line thats as light as possible
Most rod blanks in this range will bend enough to keep big fluke and tautog from coming unbuttoned while still featuring the lifting power to move them up and away from structure
The original box would have been marked No.3104, the ONLY time that would have made sense
Swimming plugs, shads and darters claim the bass
If you sling hardware for bass, or soft plastics for coastal species, then a box tailored to mountain trout might not be your cup of tea, or vice versa