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Originally Posted by fishbones (Post 1018910)

Did Redlite teach you how to set the hook on a fish?

Lmao Mike is brutal on a hook set!
I'm sureprisd half the fish he release's have there lips intact.

Jonesy....you are never going to use any of my poles!!!

Lami
2 piece 9' med-fast convench 3/4 -4 oz.40# mono Broke on the male end. Casting.

Less than one year old,full refund.

G Loomis
10'6" 2 piece convench med-heavy 4-8 oz. 50# pp
Broke 9" down from the top.

12 years old years old,full refund.
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Wow, too many to remember details etc but I will do what I can-

One Lami 9' live bait blank I built spinning and broke throwing very light buck tails. I think it was a second blank and probably the only carbon blank that I have broken that hadn't had a little tap or preexisting fracture from another incident. I think I had 17 lb mono and it broke about 16" down.

I broke at least 3 or the big lami SBM 11' Glass blanks (cut down to 10', from butt). I think two were conventional and one was spinning and I used 25 lb mono at the time. These were some of the first rods that I built and I'm pretty sure I might have been wrapping the threads too tight, even thought I was doing it by hand? I don't recall where or how they broke.

I broke 2 tips off 2 Sabre 1209's and one Sabre 1208. Most are still in service but the taper of the tips were super aggressive and any little tap would break them. I think one broke while casting, one from falling over and one from my brother falling on the rocks with it.

By far the rod I miss most is the All Star 1208 I had wrapped as my canal eel stick, used once and let my brother use. I told him to wrap the tip where it rests on the gate of his truck and it filled with air and took the rod and a Penn reel down 495 with it. It was by far the most ideal rod for my personal preferences and the build. Oh well.

I'm sure there were a few more, I just don't remember.

Oh yeah !
Also broke 2 ( POS ) legends just above the wrap on each.
Casting on both. Less than 2 ounce lures. With braid.
I was testing them to see if I'd like to buy one.
Good thing I did !
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