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Originally Posted by SirWinston
Plankton - the smaller Berkleys do not have the plastic coating on them.
I have never had a fish manage to torque mine open (metal grips) - not for the lack of trying from a number of blues.....
Cabelas has an image (link below) - the 12" is the one I have used in the surf.
As for me - I don't go out without it (hooked onto the strap of the pfd it is totally out of the way but accessible).
Cheers.
http://www.cabelas.com/prod-1/0011558014820a.shtml |
It wasn't the rubber coating on the jaws themselves, but the spot where the jaws come together I was mentioning. The two jaw pieces are sandwiched between two pieces of plastic (that slide into the metal sleeve behind them when the jaws open) and the whole thing is pinned together. Enough sideways pressure on the jaws (fish thrashing about) will cause the pin to come lose allowing the plastic parts to spread and the jaws move past each other and create an open space. Found this out during a day of catching blues in the 8-10# range.