never did that before

[Flaptail]

Originally Posted by stiff tip

ok think ...what happened to you this year fishing that has NEVER happened before to you while fishing i got two things that has never happened to me ........1st .this is a tuff one i got spooled from a bass in the canal ..first time in 25 yrs . fish hit a plug and i never gaind on her i've been humbled....... next time i will tighten dwn the drag and hope ...... 2nd . i have never broke a rod casting it till... friday the13 .it was a sunday mid oct at the coalman, pole 100 all the stars were there .that morn it was ok w/ small fish everywhere while 8 of us stood around talking about the new lami super surf pro's n con's .big dave tomashea let me try his new 11' custom w/ low rider consept guides and my reel try it he said .....so i did . first cast felt good , 2nd toss was better , on the 3rd cast i gave it all i had . and when the plug came back it hooked a tiny little itsy bitsy root , and when i powered the rod forward . the rod blew up into two peices over head with a sound like pistol shot CRACK . it got real quite for a second. than someone said "will that be cash or charge" ... it won't happen again next time i'll pass on the rod ......sorry big dave......

About the "cash or charge" comment, after looking at you then quickly looking to my right and seeing the expression of pain on Big Dave's face, it was the first thing I could think of to say to break the silence.