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09-15-2003, 12:20 PM
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Rod snapped...
Was out on friday fishing Rhody...had a good blitz of bass and blues mixed was a good time with both for about an hour and a half but was ended very abrutly when my rod snapped in half. It was a St. Croix 11' Ben Doeer 2 piece...the funny part was that it broke at the thickest part of the rod...about 2 1/2 inches above the cork...never seen this before...I would have figured if it snapped anywhere it would have been at one of the weaker/smaller parts of it. Any ideas as to why this happened?
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09-15-2003, 01:26 PM
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*ouch*
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09-15-2003, 01:38 PM
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Yeah OUCH is right!!! The worst part wasn't the rod breaking...it's under warranty and will be replaced...when I went back to the spot after picking up a new rod , I was talking to some guy leaving and he told me that a good school of 30+ # bass had rolled through an hour ago....while I was out getting the rod!!!   |
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09-15-2003, 01:52 PM
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now thats an OUCH !
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09-15-2003, 10:24 PM
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You using braid on that rod? Not saying you can't but you do have to watch your drags a little more than with mono.
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09-16-2003, 06:56 AM
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Yeah it's braid...my drag was on pretty tight, but not so much that there wasn't any give when I got into something...really makes me wonder how that snapped where it did...
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09-16-2003, 07:08 AM
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Also known as OAK
Join Date: Apr 2003
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I have broken graphite rods before, usually in a place where it was banging against something metal (truck bumper etc..)
Bryan
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"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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09-16-2003, 04:20 PM
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I would guess it was bumped or damaged at that spot without you knowing it before it snapped under load.
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Saltheart
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09-17-2003, 06:50 AM
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I was in J&J Outfitters yesterday--Was that your St. Croix butt section sitting there?? Not a pretty sight!  |
STRIPER77
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09-17-2003, 07:10 AM
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Saltheart, that's what I'm guessing...the spot I climbed out to was pretty rough and a few time I had to swing my rod out in front of meso I could use both hands getting through the rocks...I may have smacked it on a rock or something.
Striper, that wasn't my rod at Jimmy's...it's on it's way out to St. Croix right now.
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