Author Topic: Fighting belt? (Read 3010 times)

280plus · « **on:** July 17, 2010, 04:30:55 PM »

Looks Like I'm heading to Lake Ontario for King Salmon. I have been told I need a "fighting belt" and I know nothing about them. Anyone have any info on good brands vs bad. Cost effective vs too expensive. I don't want a POS but I don't want a cheapo either. No telling if and when I'd ever use it again.

Jim147 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 17, 2010, 04:36:37 PM »

Hurry up, I'm going to fire up the smoker.

I don't know anything about the fighting belt your talking about. But if I don't drop a few pounds I know what belt I'll be fighting.

jim

280plus · « **Reply #2 on:** July 17, 2010, 05:48:26 PM »

you and me both!

Gowen · « **Reply #3 on:** July 17, 2010, 06:11:07 PM »

My dads got one from when we lived in So Cal and when deep sea fishing. Imagine a jock strap with a steel ringed plate on the front of it. If you don't have one, the end of the fishing rod is going to make a indentation in your groin.

Jim147 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 17, 2010, 07:11:06 PM »

Quote from: scanr on July 17, 2010, 06:11:07 PM

My dads got one from when we lived in So Cal and when deep sea fishing. Imagine a jock strap with a steel ringed plate on the front of it. If you don't have one, the end of the fishing rod is going to make a indentation in your groin.

So you are saying if you don't have an indentation in your groin you will after using one of these belts?

I have enough problems without that.

As much as I joke, I do want to hear about your trip. Sounds like fun to do one of these days.

jim

Gowen · « **Reply #5 on:** July 17, 2010, 07:18:51 PM »

Quote from: Jim147 on July 17, 2010, 07:11:06 PM

So you are saying if you don't have an indentation in your groin you will after using one of these belts?

I have enough problems without that.

As much as I joke, I do want to hear about your trip. Sounds like fun to do one of these days.

jim

What I am saying, is that if you don't want an indentation in your crotch, you need to wear one.

Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas · « **Reply #6 on:** July 17, 2010, 09:35:10 PM »

Fishing with poles is sooo 19th century.
Get with the times.

drewtam · « **Reply #7 on:** July 18, 2010, 01:48:20 AM »

If you really want a fighting belt, you need to take it from this guy....

George St Pierre

280plus · « **Reply #8 on:** July 18, 2010, 08:11:42 AM »

I don't see a ring on that one. It may not work. I guess I could braze one on there.

yea, I used to go for blues out in the Atlantic quite a bit but it's been quite a while since I held a fishing pole or really spent a lot of time out on the water out of sight of land, so it should be interesting. This is a charter for some tournament where $20,000 is the first prize. The boat I'm going on took the first prize fish last tournament. My greatest fear is being the one to lose a potential winner. I may just watch.

I don't want to spend a fortune on the belt but I don't want to buy a POS that's going to break on me either.

280plus · « **Reply #9 on:** July 18, 2010, 08:15:26 AM »

http://nyfisherman.net/chinooksalmonarticle.html

Gowen · « **Reply #10 on:** July 18, 2010, 08:31:44 AM »

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0002231010332a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCH_all&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&Ntt=fighting+belt&Ntk=Products&sort=all&Go.y=0&N=0&Nty=1&hasJS=true&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form1&Go.x=0

and that's a short address.

280plus · « **Reply #11 on:** July 18, 2010, 08:51:57 AM »

Thanks!

Jamisjockey · « **Reply #12 on:** July 18, 2010, 02:24:57 PM »

I'm a little short to the party....
A fighting belt is a belt with large plastic front on it that has a hole for the rod to rest in.
The one linked to Cabelas is probably perfect for what you'll need. The bolt you can see in it is removable, and really only useful if the rods you're using have gimble notches on them.

freakazoid · « **Reply #13 on:** July 18, 2010, 04:53:29 PM »

Fighting belt, like this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman%27s_utility_belt

280plus · « **Reply #14 on:** July 18, 2010, 05:24:00 PM »

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The bolt you can see in it is removable, and really only useful if the rods you're using have gimble notches on them

So the bolt doesn't necessarily hold the rod from being lost into the water? That's my other fear.

280plus · « **Reply #15 on:** July 18, 2010, 05:29:14 PM »

Quote from: freakazoid on July 18, 2010, 04:53:29 PM

Fighting belt, like this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman%27s_utility_belt

yes, that's exactly what I need to wrassle them big 'uns in. There's some pretty interesting devices in there. Who knew Batman had thermite grenades? No det cord or duct tape however, so it's really not complete.

freakazoid · « **Reply #16 on:** July 18, 2010, 05:33:00 PM »

Just duct tape some det cord to it and your all set.

Jim147 · « **Reply #17 on:** July 18, 2010, 05:38:38 PM »

Okay, since it hasn't been done yet. What caliber for King Salmon when you get tiered of fighting it?

jim

MillCreek · « **Reply #18 on:** July 18, 2010, 07:40:28 PM »

^^^ .22 LR. The same that we would use to dispatch the halibut from thrashing around too much on the deck.

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Author Topic: Fighting belt? (Read 3010 times)