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Bro.... that must have been a holding on for dear life type fight! Man that would cool to feel too... were you able to actually hold the Rod the whole time, with that much drag? I use a 10 pound down rigger cannon ball to set mine and it feels heavy with that at times, but man anything over 30 pounds.... I honestly don't know if I'd be able to hold that myself, and I'm a big dude lol. I mean bro, in the movie Jaws, that used a Penn Senator 16/0, and I think those max out at like 30 pounds of drag.... lol. They probably use the spool size to maximize how much of a fun the fish can take, while towing the boat, to have a chance at landing it, and that amazes me at the skill level.
I've seen the hallow core mono! I saw a huge Penn International get spooled up with that stuff, and they ran the braid inside that core to make sure it won't come apart, and seeing a Reel that size, and how they spool it even, makes you think about that drag pressure, and the fact that there are people who can hold on to that, and I'm instantly humbled lol.
What kind of Rod would you go for? I know some salt water rods go for a carbon fiber and Fiberglass combo to give extra back bone, and sometimes they do a spiral of the carbon fiber to add "support" so it's less likely to snap, but, I imagine I'd want either pure E-Glass, or pure S-Glass, solid, and thick, so I'd know it wouldn't snap me off so easy with that kind of extreme pressure. The Reel seat must have been impressive too! Do they use steel on that? I have Aluminum Reel Seat Catfish Rods, but I feel like that would snap eventually, with that kind of load.
Do you realize how much less I'd have to type on a phone if you'd just move? I mean, you can thumb the spool with maximum drag, and super heavy line and hooks, but the Rod materials, guide materials, and Reel Seat, all have to handle those extremes, and I've wondered a lot what is used on each part, where you can actually push some limits without one part busting on you.
I've seen the hallow core mono! I saw a huge Penn International get spooled up with that stuff, and they ran the braid inside that core to make sure it won't come apart, and seeing a Reel that size, and how they spool it even, makes you think about that drag pressure, and the fact that there are people who can hold on to that, and I'm instantly humbled lol.
What kind of Rod would you go for? I know some salt water rods go for a carbon fiber and Fiberglass combo to give extra back bone, and sometimes they do a spiral of the carbon fiber to add "support" so it's less likely to snap, but, I imagine I'd want either pure E-Glass, or pure S-Glass, solid, and thick, so I'd know it wouldn't snap me off so easy with that kind of extreme pressure. The Reel seat must have been impressive too! Do they use steel on that? I have Aluminum Reel Seat Catfish Rods, but I feel like that would snap eventually, with that kind of load.
Do you realize how much less I'd have to type on a phone if you'd just move? I mean, you can thumb the spool with maximum drag, and super heavy line and hooks, but the Rod materials, guide materials, and Reel Seat, all have to handle those extremes, and I've wondered a lot what is used on each part, where you can actually push some limits without one part busting on you.
