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Originally Posted by RavYak
Line getting looped around rod tip or JJ loop(or the trigger that happens too if you aren't careful) is exactly what I meant by line tangled up...
I have caught 20+ lb lakers with my jaw jacker. As I stated in my post as long as your line and reel work properly(ie the fish can pull drag without it locking up flipping or destroying the jaw jacker) then it doesn't matter how big the fish is because all they will do is pull drag. Soon as something happens so that the drag isn't working properly then of course either the rod, line or jaw jacker is going to break or the jaw jacker flip over.
Tethering your rod is an option although that has obvious downsides as well so is a personal choice. If you are using a stradic on a custom rod might be a good idea though.
Making the jaw jacker heavy and strong enough to withstand a drag failure would mean using far more material, or heavier materials like metal which would add significant cost to both the manufacturing and distribution of their products. Are you willing to spend 200 bucks on a jaw jacker for the fraction of a % better chance you won't lose your rod? Most people aren't hence why they are built the way they are.
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Ya I hear ya. I was just choked really, and looking to gripe. I did however think of a kind of safety and hole cover do-dad. something like a 1 ft square piece of 1/4 inch plywood, with a slot cut half way in it, the width of a saw blade. would not only slow down the hole freezing up, but if your rod did go, it'd likely get stopped by the wood. Might tear up the tip of the rod if it was a big fish, but doubt the whole enchilada would go through.
Yet like I need another thing to pack with me, lol