lifting fish

[cod magnet]

with all good methods of lifting fish on this thread realy i would like to know what rod is a good lifting rod and why you think it is a good lifter i am thinking of fish 10 to 16lb not that i am going to catch one mind you but you never know.

take some lifting a 16 pounder mate, i had a 14 pounder and a 12 pounder in the same session and i couldnt clean lift the fish , however i was fishing with 40 pound straight through and managed to drag them over the dock wall, i was using a 129 daiwa amorphous at the time more of a long range beach rod than a lifting tool i did clean lift one slightly over 10 pound of the sewer in the dock but it does take a lot of effort i was using a primo full tournament at the time , the next day i was lifting a 8 pounder in the same place about a 12 foot lift and the rod slipped and bounced while the fish was being lifted so what type of weight would that of created, my mate who was there with is wife at the time said in is opinion any other type of rod would of snapped and i agree with him and still landed the 8 pounder, richy d clean lifted a 9 pounder with his zzipy zeteque txl and i think they may be the best lifting rod out there just my opinion

[rocketman]

The only time richy d has lifted a 9 pounder is down the fish quay off the table

[codseeker]

take some lifting a 16 pounder mate, i had a 14 pounder and a 12 pounder in the same session and i couldnt clean lift the fish , however i was fishing with 40 pound straight through and managed to drag them over the dock wall, i was using a 129 daiwa amorphous at the time more of a long range beach rod than a lifting tool i did clean lift one slightly over 10 pound of the sewer in the dock but it does take a lot of effort i was using a primo full tournament at the time , the next day i was lifting a 8 pounder in the same place about a 12 foot lift and the rod slipped and bounced while the fish was being lifted so what type of weight would that of created, my mate who was there with is wife at the time said in is opinion any other type of rod would of snapped and i agree with him and still landed the 8 pounder, richy d clean lifted a 9 pounder with his zzipy zeteque txl and i think they may be the best lifting rod out there just my opinion

and its hard work getting a double out from down there believe me ive lost some clonkers

[john/r]

take some lifting a 16 pounder mate, i had a 14 pounder and a 12 pounder in the same session and i couldnt clean lift the fish , however i was fishing with 40 pound straight through and managed to drag them over the dock wall, i was using a 129 daiwa amorphous at the time more of a long range beach rod than a lifting tool i did clean lift one slightly over 10 pound of the sewer in the dock but it does take a lot of effort i was using a primo full tournament at the time , the next day i was lifting a 8 pounder in the same place about a 12 foot lift and the rod slipped and bounced while the fish was being lifted so what type of weight would that of created, my mate who was there with is wife at the time said in is opinion any other type of rod would of snapped and i agree with him and still landed the 8 pounder, richy d clean lifted a 9 pounder with his zzipy zeteque txl and i think they may be the best lifting rod out there just my opinion

thats what i am on about the daiwa 129 is this a better rod for lifting as opposed to a high carbon content type of rod.
i quite often look at a lt 14 as a good lifting rod as it has a more thro type action as opposed to say a dymic lt bullet which i used to find very steeley in the middle.

[cod magnet]

thats what i am on about the daiwa 129 is this a better rod for lifting as opposed to a high carbon content type of rod.
i quite often look at a lt 14 as a good lifting rod as it has a more thro type action as opposed to say a dymic lt bullet which i used to find very steeley in the middle.

no the daiwa wasnt a good lifting rod but it was still a high carbon content rod,with phase taper design making it very forgiving as a casting , long range beach rod, would rather be using the bullet ,or zeteque for lifting big fish, they are a lot more powerfull imho, and i have owned them all .