So, you keep repeating the same mistake over and over at Wal-Marts expense?
That's what now seven or nine rods in the past two years? Ever think that a
good fiberglass rod is what you need, laddy, for landing those big 12 inch
Bass. This is a Bass group after all. So you are not on topic if your rod
breaks over a carp or pike or Squirrel and Moose, Rocky. If you fished all
the time you would have figured it all out by now.

St Croix makes an excellent 6ft 6inch glass rod. Oh, sorry, you like
Wal-Mart. Try the Ugly Stick, it will not break as easily as the graphite
rod you use. Your breaking of a rod by not using it properly is NOT a
manufactures defect. It is a mental mistake on your part. By perpetrating
this lie you are causing prices to increase on fishing equipment for all of
us, so that Wal-mart can recover the cost of replacement for you.

Rule number one - DO NOT BENT A GRAPHITE ROD MORE THAN 90 DEGREES - EVER -
EVER - EVER - IT WILL BREAK.


"Lure builder" wrote in message
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It is easy to break a rod when landing a fish. If the fish is happens to
touch
a hard surface like the boat or shore there is an increased frictional
drag.
The rod can't handle this and snaps like a twig. Like i said before in
this
case there was a distraction and the fish was flopping like crazy. I'm a
bit
skiddish since i hooked my finger in the spring and required medical
attention.
I had trouble even getting to the doctor and i don't want it to happen
again.
I also break rods since I fish almost every day so statistically it is
going to
happen with level of occurance of the fishing event.
I'm an avid angler and i post on topic and i don't flame others.