New Salmon trolling rod

What advice does everybody have about how to avoid high sticking when netting a fish, particularly when playing a big fish with a rig with flashers and long leaders which keep the hook and fish a long distance from the tip of your rod?

I make sure to fish leader/gear combos shorter than the length of the rod when fishing for larger fish.  Doesn't seem to hurt the number of hookups and makes avoiding highsticking easier.

I followed Noahs advice and went to Fishermans and spoke with Laurie. She said she felt sorry for me losing a rod and fish at the same time and cut me deal on a replacement Okuma SST. Josh showed me a better option with a lot more flex, and gave some advice on netting. So thanks to them, I got a good deal on a newer and better salmon rod.

Good to hear!