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Jon Li:
Carpenter SP78H SHP specifications are as follow :

PE 6~10 , Casting weight 220 gr. max , Drag setting 6~9 kg / 12 kg max. . http://www.carpenter.ne.jp/co%20seihinsyoukai%20rod%20lgm%20sp78hshp.htm

Not sure how this equate in real fishing condition but if you guys are setting the drag at 15 kg then I suggest you should consider SP78UHL SHP or WV80XH in Carpenter range . If one were to follow the generally accepted rule of thumb , drag of PE line usage should be breaking strain divided by 4 so for PE10 = 130 lbs. , the set drag wud be slightly less than 15 kg which exceed the stated max. drag of SP78H SHP , myself I prefer to use the " old " breaking strain of PE10 = 100 lbs. thus my drag set would be 11+ kg which is within the stated specified drag set .

Mind you , I have compared Carpenter rods with other brands , generally Carpenter's specifications tend to be conservative but if you want to be safe rather than sorry , I suggest you follow the specifications .

Jon .

Jay Burgess:
Cheers guys thanks for all the advise, lot's of good info here.

Kasey Leong:
you should see if u can get ur hands on some videos of Okubo popping for GTs.... particularly legend 5. you will be surprised to see how much drag you can comfortably hold onto using the 'straight pull' or 'okubo style' as some of my mates now call it :P

i think the AO boys mentioned okubo only loses a few fish a year (truly unstoppables) ... considering how much he fishes when i first heard it i was  ??? ???

Like luke mentioned, u need a boat pulling, without which you have already lost half the fight.

if any of ur mates are around perth anytime soon i might be able to help you out with some dvds.... my new cal one might even be done in time!  :D :D (though i think that shows more bad technique than good  :-\)

or, i might just fly up... i think im coming to exxy sometime in april...

Jon Li:
Okubo is not a tall guy and at a glance he is just an average Asian but if you look closely on how big his bicepts , the guy is definitely a genuine All Japan Judo champion and they way he fishes reflect the prowess he possess .

He claimed 15 kg drag set but when checked against a scale , his drag set may be in the vicinity of 18+ kg and not many can optimumly handle such a drag in actual fishing condition , certainly a 10 kg drag set nowaday is enough for me .

Boat pulling is fine as long as the line does not come out at rapid speed , personally I prefer " no line out " at the initial strike to turn the head of the fish but with my advancing age truthfully it's getting more and more difficult to handle such a drag setting .

Jon .

Luke Wyrsta:
How does 20kg+ of initial drag setting sound with one foot against the gunnel while boat pulls away from reef at several knots and trying to palm the spool. Still got drilled by a record fish in 50 metre depth.

Can?t win em? all! But that?s what we love about GT fishing!

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