907 Lip Ripperz Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 Ok, so I live in Alaska. I salmon fish and have a 6'9" Meduim/Heavy X-Fast Kistler Helium 3. About how much weight can a Rod like that take? If I hook into a 30LB Salmon will it just snap or will it be able to handle it, assuming I am using drag and proper line? Quote
907 Lip Ripperz Posted March 31, 2015 Author Posted March 31, 2015 How did I answer my own question? can that rod take that much weight or will it break Quote
a1712 Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 If you use your drag and proper line, it will handle it. Brian. 2 Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted March 31, 2015 Super User Posted March 31, 2015 A rod should not break from a 30# fish, things do happen though. I have landed tarpon 50-70# on a mh rod (20# braid and 30# leader) quite a few times, bigger fish on a 25# class rod. Drag is important, a good amount of line, a strong back, stay cool and take your time. This is real important, sometimes you just gotta break a fish off, too big to land for the gear being used. Keep the rod perfectly straight with no bend on it, lock the drag and or grab the spool, should break off at the lure. The excessive bend with a locked drag is what can break a rod, as long as the fish is pulling out line, the rod should be fine. Quote
Super User WIGuide Posted March 31, 2015 Super User Posted March 31, 2015 Your rod should be able to handle it. Don't crank your drag down to lockdown and don't try horsing it and you'll be just fine. Quote
Super User Solution MickD Posted March 31, 2015 Super User Solution Posted March 31, 2015 Fish don't break rods, fishermen do. Previous posts have it right. Try this link for info on proper rod handling to prevent breakage. Sounds like that rod is a high quality graphite rod, and if it is, it is more fragile than glass rods and lower tech graphite. Most likely it was designed for sensitivity, not max power. But it will still work fine when properly handled. http://www.rodbuilding.org/library/rodusage.pdf Quote
Super User fishballer06 Posted March 31, 2015 Super User Posted March 31, 2015 I'm not sure how you're fishing for your salmon, but I landed a few salmon this fall in New York on a 6'6" BPS Extreme Medium power, fast action rod with a Shimano Symetre 2500 with 30lb. 832 braid and a 15lb. FC leader. Did I feel underpowered? Yeah, but I still managed to land 4 or 5 fish on that setup. I later switched to a Fenwick 7' MH/F and a 3000 size Shimano and felt much better equipped. Your current setup should suit you just fine. If you're fishing streams, much like I was in NY, and using that XF action rod, I'd be extra careful not to high stick a fish. With that fast of an action, a rod is more susceptible to breaking if you high stick a fish, especially one as powerful as a 20-30 pound salmon. Quote
Super User bigbill Posted March 31, 2015 Super User Posted March 31, 2015 I can use any decent rod and reel to me it's all in the quality of your line, good knots, setting the drag correctly. my personal best of 10lbs was caught with Excalibur silver thread copolymer 8lb test line. I played it very carefully. My cheap south bend rod and quantum spinning reel from Wal-Mart did just fine back then. Quote
Bigchunk Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 Ive caught some big snook on my 7 m crucial crankbait rod. And its a lil flismy thing Quote
907 Lip Ripperz Posted April 1, 2015 Author Posted April 1, 2015 Fish don't break rods, fishermen do. Previous posts have it right. Try this link for info on proper rod handling to prevent breakage. Sounds like that rod is a high quality graphite rod, and if it is, it is more fragile than glass rods and lower tech graphite. Most likely it was designed for sensitivity, not max power. But it will still work fine when properly handled. http://www.rodbuilding.org/library/rodusage.pdf My rod blank is made by G-Loomis it's 98% Carbon Fiber. Its made by Kistler Custom Rods Quote
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