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Let's see.... My rod snapping stories happened 2 years ago.
I had a 10' Silstar Big game rod that I had been using (and abusing) for years. This rod has fought (and beat) plenty of 20-30 lb. bass in the canal as well as off the Powderpoint bridge in Duxbury.
Well, after way too many fish being pulled up onto the bridge, the rod had (unknown to me) developed stress cracks where the 2 sections are inserted.
After a couple of strong cast, without so much as a pop or creak, the rod folded in half during the follow through of it's last cast.
Fortunately, I had a spare in my truck, so I wasn't sunk for that trip.
Now, to replace that rod I hit Decathlon Sports during their "going out of business" sale and picked up a Penn Pursuit 11' rod, hoping to "break it in" before the season ended. Well, that rod lasted 2 days before it too failed miserably. This brought memories of the "fall of the mighty giant" with regards to Penn's quality issues.
I promptly returned it and upgraded (for me, that is) to a 11' Shakespear Ugly Stick. This rod has performed spectacularly, and hasn't given me any trouble at all.
As for this year, I had a fish on and during the fight, I believe a bluefish inadvertenly bit my line in the pursuit of a meal, neatly severing me from my catch. (Note, There are no rocks where I was fishing, so I was able to scratch that off my list of possible reasons.
Anyway, that's about all I can offer.
(Now I'm waiting for solid safe ice so I can continue to "wet a line".
Merry Christmas to all!
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) did take fish into the 30 pound range that morning.
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