Re: [VFB] I must repent LOL

[DonO]

How did you break your rod,  Chuck?  Did your rod company replace it for you?   I've been pretty fortunate.  I've only broken one rod in my life, and Winston replaced it, free of charge, even though it was not the fault of the rod.  The reel (a Teton) clutch fried while fighting a sailfish, and the rod came down on the side of the boat and snapped like a twig.   Any interesting rod-breakage stories out there?  Big fish?  Car doors?  Dock boards?  Split-shot nicks? (The list is getting slow)   The week before my first Baja trip years ago, there were 8 hi-dollar rods broken on fish- all by hi-sticking.   DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [VFB] I must repent LOL Folks: I went fishing this afternoon for only about an hour, and I caught three nice two pound bass. one, one pound bass, two "bigger  than hand sized shell crackers" and one "bigger than hand sized" bluegill... Now, I must confess My sin LOL.... No sooner had I gotten out of the truck, I pulled on the line to let some out, and My new fly rod snapped right in half... Made me mad as a wet hen.... Soooooo. I broke out My ol Zebco 33 and put a broken back minnow lure with a spinner blade on it, and THAT is what I caught the fish on LOL, Chuck