[numbskull]

Thank God for electrical tape.

Got out this am early. Had a good idea where I could find 1/2 decent fish based on a trip the day before. Because of difficulty lugging stuff around with crutches I had only brought one rod. First drift produced a mid-teen fish. Kneeling to release it my sadly ample gut pinned the rod against the gunnel and popped it. Rather than quit, I cut a guide off and fashioned a splice by overlapping about 8" and taping tightly together. It got tested immediately with another teen fish and held up fine. Next drift did even better. Fished out the morning throwing plugs as heavy as 3.5 oz without an issue.

The moral?

No need to diet as long as you carry electrical tape.

Bon appetite