Nice fish!!! I caught a rainbow about the same size when I was 10 on a fishing trip in northern California. "I was only using 6lb berkley trilene xt" LOL in my book 6 lbs line is a little heavy for trout. I caught my big rainbow on a 2 lbs trilene xl leader talk about being worried about it breaking off. Then when I was 16 I was on a fishing trip in souther missouri and hooked into a 8lbs 1 oz brown trout on 4lbs trilene ut. Ill tell ya deffinately invest in some good hip waders and a landing net without either theres no way I could land big trout.