I'm kinda shocked to hear you guys have never knowingly had break-offs from Walleye bites, while using a line strength more suited for Trout. I was fishing a large run, known to hold Trout, Smallies, and a fair amount of Walleye and Sauger at the right time of the year. Using 6 lb. Stren Magnathin Mono, essentially the diameter of 4 lb. but the tensile strength of 6 lb. I had 2 "sheer-offs", where the hit came, and when I set the hook, the line went completely limp, feeling no weight from the fish. I then caught 2 16" or so Walleye. Thgen again, 2 more sheer-offs. There are some Musky to be found in that area, but I can't see getting into a pod of Musky feeding that consistently on crawlers ? Had to be Eyes or Sauger.