Fighting belts

[Chris Young]

Ok this has probably been done before but I'm after a new gimble belt.

Keen to here what everyone is using and the pro's and cons of each like are the back supports worth having or not

[Brandon Khoo]

go the Fisherman flat harness, I tell you! On the back support belts, I think the HOTs is better than the Fisherman. If you want a back support, you're much better off having a proper back brace. The back support belts really only provide marginal support.

The other belt I use from time to time is a GT Max. I like this too but I prefer the Fisherman.

[Luke Wyrsta]

Well summarised Brandon.

I like the Fisherman pad system but as Brandon mentioned, negligible support. They are simply comfortable and functional.

[Scott Maybury]

I have a Fisherman flat harness and I love it.

[Chris Young]

Has any one seen or tried the new Jigging Master popping belt?

[Simon Thomas]

I know it's not in the same league as the others on this post, but is the Saltiga Popping Belt worth investing in?  It's pretty cheap and very transportable.

Cheers,
Simon

[Jon Li]

Mine consist of Pelagique waist harness n Manta gimbal belt , I wear the waist harness all the time onboard and only put the Manta gimbal when actually fishing , this system will work with any gimbal and I happen to have Braid Manta gimbal n suit me fine .

http://www.noreast.com/discussion/ViewTopic.cfm?topic_ID=98940&page=2

Jon .

[jay currie]

I have the hots gimble belt and highly recomend it. It is very light and compact you can easily wear it all day and gives great support for fighting fish.

[Chris Young]

Thanks for the help guys, I think I will be getting a new Fisherman flat harness.

Simon.. I fished with the Daiwa popping belt (small pad) at Bugatti reef in April and found it to be a great light weight belt. Very comfortable and  easy to use all day. I will be keeping the light belt for a lot of my fishing but need a better belt when jumping in the ring with the monster class as I found the light belt slipped a bit when under pressure .

[Mick Cunningham]

On the back support belts, I think the HOTs is better than the Fisherman.

brandon .

i am wondering have you heard the seven seas back support belt ??
or is it the same one as fishrman belt 

i like the gt max cos it look good 

but i have notice that there is soft pad on the front of the belt which it is a great idea for the nomad cage but not sure what brand this was any idea,s boy,s  .

[Brandon Khoo]

Hi Mick

yes, Sevenseas have a back support belt which they call the Power Lifting Support brace or belt or something like that. It's expensive for a back support belt though. I think they are something like 12000 to 14000 JPY which would mean something like a $200 belt here. Dunan would be able to bring one in for you for sure if you wanted it.

They look a lot stronger than the Fisherman back support belt.

You already got a GT or Tuna max or were you actually able to sell that one?   

[Luke Wyrsta]

If anyone needs a massive back support like the Seven Seas then you probably shouldn't be popping