I used a friends older Trinidad 40 on a 7ft rod with 65ish braid for big muttons and grouper and I really like the compact and easy feel of that setup. I could easily use it for jigging tuna or other pelagics also. It could also be trolled. Doing alot of reading and seems I want to match em up with some aqua blue Terez rods to match the boat(yes shimano marketting works). Any opinions on what if any is a better reel to fish 65-80 lb braid for what I'm trying to do?
Well you know what they say about opinions. Are you only looking for Shimano reels? If not maybe you should take a look at a Accurate BX 600. I like a narrow reel for jig fishing so I like the 600N. The Accurate is right there in price with the Trini 40, even a few bucks less.