Don.. Sorta My OWN fault I guess... It is an 8' rod, and My leader was
about 8' 3" long... Well, I do like I normally do, and just pull on the leader,
and that pulls the fly line (and knot where it attaches the line to the leader)
right through the last eyelet.. I guess in My haste to get fishing, I pulled a
little too hard, and it snapped off about the last foot or so of the Rod... The
company IS gonna replace it...It is a graphite rod and has always been able to
bend it at a 180 degree turn with NO problems, till yesterday.... Just My
luck... Chuck
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Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 10:26
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Subject: Re: [VFB] I must repent
LOL
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
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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
