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Broken rods
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08/17/21 06:15 PM
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spacejunkie
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been watching a lot of fishing lately and have noticed quite a few rods being broken when boat flipping 2-3lbers. Anyone having a problem like this?
Posted on wrong page the first time.
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Re: Broken rods
[Re: spacejunkie]
#14098469
08/17/21 06:52 PM
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Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 3,730
RedRaider3933
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A lot has to do with rod angle. You get the tip too vertical any rod can break on a small fish.
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Re: Broken rods
[Re: spacejunkie]
#14098471
08/17/21 06:54 PM
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Joined: Mar 2005
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SC-001
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A lot has to do with 2 minute penalty fish landing violation rather than just flopping them on the carpet
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Re: Broken rods
[Re: spacejunkie]
#14098476
08/17/21 06:58 PM
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Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 1,572
prosise
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It's not the arrow, it's the indian. And yes, I have done it. Not a good day when it happens. If you can win the big bucks, it doesn't matter. But for an old working man like me, it hurts. Unless theybsay (Ugly Stick, or East texas grass rake) you probably shouldn't be doing it.
Last edited by prosise; 08/17/21 07:01 PM.
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Re: Broken rods
[Re: spacejunkie]
#14098479
08/17/21 07:01 PM
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avid_basser
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It hurts no matter if you can afford it or not...I broke one of my go to rods and have yet to find a suitable replacement.
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Re: Broken rods
[Re: spacejunkie]
#14098531
08/17/21 07:37 PM
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Coolarrow
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It seams to me that when I really start to love a rod for a certain presentation... I’ll break it lol especially my spinner bait rods! Lol I guess because I flip the bass in the boat if they are too big.
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Re: Broken rods
[Re: spacejunkie]
#14098594
08/17/21 08:45 PM
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Joined: Dec 2020
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Dogfish_Jones
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I broke three tips in the same day a couple months ago when I forgot to check where two of them were when I pulled my trolling motor up and dropped it down into place. Now where I use to have 2 great 7’3” rods, I have 2 new 7’ rods. The other one was I got hung up on the bottom and trying to pull or yank it free broke the other one. This one broke further down the shaft, that one ended up in the trash can.
2020 Nitro Z20, Mercury 250xp 4 stroke "Sometimes I have to remind myself that it is called Fishing and not catching"
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Re: Broken rods
[Re: RedRaider3933]
#14098656
08/17/21 09:33 PM
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bockscar
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A lot has to do with rod angle. You get the tip too vertical any rod can break on a small fish. i dont boat flip much...but yea, id say this. looks cooler when you just lift that tip right up so the fish passes right in front of the gopro.
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Re: Broken rods
[Re: spacejunkie]
#14098832
08/17/21 11:45 PM
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dk2429
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Get you some Falcons. They don’t break like them Dobyns
Majek 22 Extreme/225 Optimax Pro XS hauled by a 2500HD Duramax
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Re: Broken rods
[Re: dk2429]
#14098895
08/18/21 12:45 AM
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SteezMacQueen
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Get you some Falcons. They don’t break like them Dobyns I wish that was true. I have three parts rods already this year. Granted one was used to beat a snake away from my boat. ![roflmao roflmao](/forums/images/graemlins/default/roflmao.gif)
Eat. Sleep. Fish.
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Re: Broken rods
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
#14099079
08/18/21 03:21 AM
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Finesse EMPEROR/ Dropshot King
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Get you some Falcons. They don’t break like them Dobyns I wish that was true. I have three parts rods already this year. Granted one was used to beat a snake away from my boat. ![roflmao roflmao](/forums/images/graemlins/default/roflmao.gif) steezzz you were the reason I bought some falcon rods...
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Re: Broken rods
[Re: spacejunkie]
#14099082
08/18/21 03:23 AM
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BigDozer66
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It instills a ton of confidence in a brand of rods when I see them breaking when they shouldn't! ![sarcastic sarcastic](/forums/images/graemlins/default/Loser1.gif)
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Re: Broken rods
[Re: spacejunkie]
#14099085
08/18/21 03:32 AM
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9094
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I only do it with frogs or punching grass. The way to avoid it is to not buy the lightest thinnest rod available. Get a good heavy thick rod with a thicker tip. When fishing these two methods you don’t need overly sensitive but you do need tough. I have a couple of old All Star platinum 7’6” extra heavy action rods for punching and I use a heavy 7’6” graphite glass combination rod for frogs. Never broke a one of these old rods boat flipping fish up to 6 lbs. But everyone of the super light fast tip rods I try this with breaks sooner than later.
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Re: Broken rods
[Re: Finesse EMPEROR/ Dropshot King]
#14099418
08/18/21 03:05 PM
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SteezMacQueen
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Get you some Falcons. They don’t break like them Dobyns I wish that was true. I have three parts rods already this year. Granted one was used to beat a snake away from my boat. ![roflmao roflmao](/forums/images/graemlins/default/roflmao.gif) steezzz you were the reason I bought some falcon rods... Just don’t stomp on them. You’ll be fine.
Eat. Sleep. Fish.
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Re: Broken rods
[Re: spacejunkie]
#14099434
08/18/21 03:15 PM
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Mark Perry
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If anyone has broken several rods of multiple brands then chances are the rods are not the problem.
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