I've watched many of the videos on fishing with a Tankara rod and have a question before I take the plunge. The large majority of my fishing is from a kayak for bass and large bream. Even when fishing for bream with my 3wt rod, it is not unusual for me to hook into a nice 17-18+ inch bass. When that happens, I let the bass make it's usual 1 or 2 longer runs before really playing it in to land it. How can you handle a run like this with a Tankara rod? I realize that the rod is longer and takes much of the fight, but even then with a 4 lb tippet, I'd be afraid that I'd lose most of the larger bass. Your thoughts...

Jim Smith