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 Catfish breaks rod
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03/31/15 12:15 PM
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BrianTx01
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I doubt this would ever happen to one of my Pro Anglers...
Last edited by BrianTx01; 03/31/15 01:18 PM.
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Re: Catfish breaks rod
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03/31/15 05:29 PM
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UltraLite84
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Never place your hand past the cork/foam grip when bringing in a fish. Any rod would break by the way he was holding it. Failure is inevitable
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Re: Catfish breaks rod
[Re: UltraLite84]
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03/31/15 05:57 PM
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Never place your hand past the cork/foam grip when bringing in a fish. Any rod would break by the way he was holding it. Failure is inevitable Great advice and spot on. That being said, I have not heard yet of a Pro Angler being broken, ever.
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Re: Catfish breaks rod
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04/01/15 03:00 AM
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Austintatious
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That was a garbage rod.... It broke in 4 places... His holding it that way had very little to do with it. It got overloaded and was probably a bad layup with fibers going the wrong direction. Carbon fiber doesn't fail like that when laid up properly.
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Re: Catfish breaks rod
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04/01/15 05:58 AM
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Enjoyed the video.  Sometimes things just happen! 
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Re: Catfish breaks rod
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04/02/15 10:35 AM
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I have two PA rods that were run over by a couple vehicles when they flew out of my boat a year ago. Still working great!
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Re: Catfish breaks rod
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04/02/15 11:36 AM
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He probably had the drag set too tight.
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Re: Catfish breaks rod
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04/02/15 02:37 PM
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Big Sam
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X2 on the drag ..plus it was winter and ive seen mine iced over several times..but never broke one
If it ain't broke don't fix it...but go ahead and work on it anyway.....
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Re: Catfish breaks rod
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04/02/15 10:47 PM
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I broke a rod as a kid on lavon , big bait and good equipment. I guarantee it was my error drag etc. but it's those kind of memories of the huge fish that got away that keeps me fishing. If it was too easy it wouldn't be the same reward in the end.
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