12-27-2010, 07:18 PM
It will hold an awful lot. It at least partially depends on how tight your drag is. Due to the design, it takes a lot of force to tip one over. I've never caught a pike or a big laker, so I can't say for sure, but I don't think it will be an issue. We had lines tangle once and used that opportunity to test with the lines down the hole. You can see in this video [url "http://jiggertotter.webs.com/apps/videos/videos/show/9023458-jigger-totter-in-action"]http://jiggertotter.webs.com/...ger-totter-in-action[/url], it takes a pretty hard pull to make one tipsy.
I am certain that with the line weights I use the line would break before I'd lose a rod. I would probably use heavier line, though, if I was expecting to get a big fish like a pike. Maybe you could be the first one to test them out on a huge fish and let us know. This much I do know, I used them at Henry's and never worried about losing a rod.
I lost some rods out of my old holders, so here is what I used to do before I had JT's. I'd tie a piece of bailing twine to the reel and the other end to the handle of a bucket. That could still be an option with the JT's until you had confidence that they'll hold.
You realize they are designed for 24-28 inch rods and may not balance with a full size rod, right?
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I am certain that with the line weights I use the line would break before I'd lose a rod. I would probably use heavier line, though, if I was expecting to get a big fish like a pike. Maybe you could be the first one to test them out on a huge fish and let us know. This much I do know, I used them at Henry's and never worried about losing a rod.
I lost some rods out of my old holders, so here is what I used to do before I had JT's. I'd tie a piece of bailing twine to the reel and the other end to the handle of a bucket. That could still be an option with the JT's until you had confidence that they'll hold.
You realize they are designed for 24-28 inch rods and may not balance with a full size rod, right?
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