Hold the spool and get a good bend in the rod, this gets everything nice and cinched up and will expose any weaknesses you might have missed
You can find these in most tackle shops and hobby shops, since they are also popular with jewelry makers
Ive included a few tables showing the variation in a few of the models below note that these are non-exhaustive and there may be other variants not covered, but hopefully this will give an idea of how the much variation there is
Miraculously, three rods stayed in the tubes and I could, wet and shivering, keep fishing, but Im not counting on miracles anymore
The other thing is that the heavier the line, the less line you can put on your reel, which can be a problem when a giant salmon decides to run 200 feet down the river when using a 12-pound leader
this causes a good vibration and action that attracts and catches fish