i have that stringer your talking about i think and i love it it does hold up to alot of carp in the water lol but dont pick them up with it thats how i broke my first one but i just have it for pan fish i just put the spike through there eyes and it hold them really well i hope you like it man. i just hook it to my d ring on my belt and it works pretty good but some time the fish will fall over your leg so you might want to find a way to hook it so it dont