Question about my St Croix rods "usage &safety tips"

[Clumsy fisherman]

One of the tips says, "Avoid 'high sticking' your rod when fighting or landing fish." What does "high sticking" mean?

[Mike L]

Using the rod itself to pull the fish out of the water. 
It can be especially dangerous when standing in a boat as the angle changes to straight up and over the gunnel as opposed to dragging a fish out when fishing from shore. 
 

 

 

Mike

 

[Choporoz]

11 minutes ago, Mike L said:

Using the rod itself to pull the fish out of the water.

...and logs...and rocks....and docks....don't ask me how I know.

Great picture here

https://www.foxtailcustomrods.com/post/high-sticking-101

 

[Clumsy fisherman]

14 minutes ago, Choporoz said:

...and logs...and rocks....and docks....don't ask me how I know.

Great picture here

https://www.foxtailcustomrods.com/post/high-sticking-101

 

Thank you, this is quite helpful. Now I just have to figure out how to get a hooked fish up to a pier that is about 4 feet above the water.

[MN Fisher]

4 minutes ago, Clumsy fisherman said:

Thank you, this is quite helpful. Now I just have to figure out how to get a hooked fish up to a pier that is about 4 feet above the water.

The way @Glenn brings them into his boat in his videos....grab the line and haul it in that way...rod never takes the load.

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

That’s a great graphic. 

[Mike L]

35 minutes ago, Choporoz said:

...and logs...and rocks....and docks....don't ask me how I know.

Great picture here

https://www.foxtailcustomrods.com/post/high-sticking-101

 

Excellent!

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

[padlin]

1 hour ago, Clumsy fisherman said:

Thank you, this is quite helpful. Now I just have to figure out how to get a hooked fish up to a pier that is about 4 feet above the water.

 

Need a bridge net https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/frabill-bridge-and-pier-net?hvarAID=shopping_googleproductextensions&ds_e=GOOGLE&ds_c=Shop|BPS|TopPerformers|Fishing&gclsrc=ds I see them in use at the ocean.

[Deleted account]

1 hour ago, Clumsy fisherman said:

Thank you, this is quite helpful. Now I just have to figure out how to get a hooked fish up to a pier that is about 4 feet above the water.

A fish under say 10-12 lbs you can hand line it up with big enough line, another option is a bridge net, which is a ring net on a long line.