Broken rods

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?

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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.

A lot has to do with 2 minute penalty fish landing violation rather than just flopping them on the carpet

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

steezzz you were the reason I bought some falcon rods...

It instills a ton of confidence in a brand of rods when I see them breaking when they shouldn't!

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.

Just don’t stomp on them. You’ll be fine.

If anyone has broken several rods of multiple brands then chances are the rods are not the problem.

Dobyns will break, but they have a great warranty.

Correct Mark.
In 40 years of bass fishing I have broken 3 rods while actually fishing.

I was rigging up in the garage one day and just tied a popper on a rod; then leaned it up against a wall to grab another combo.

My idiot Labrador walked by wagging his tail and hooked the popper with his tail, he hauled [censored] dragging my Loomis rod behind him.

He then spun around really fast to try to bite the lure hooked into his tail, this made the rod sling into the garage door smashing it into about 4 pieces.

Fun times.

Most rods break due to angler mis-treatment, some will come with a factory defect where the material may have got laid to thin in a spot.

My next door neighbor does all the repairs for SW Parts. It sure is nice to run across the alley for a quick repair.

Power Tackle, snuff said

I agree with the Falcons. Been using LowRiders and Caras since they came out and haven't broken one yet. Most of my rods are now 10-15 years old and still catch as many fish as ever.

I agree with the Falcons. Been using LowRiders and Caras since they came out and haven't broken one yet. Most of my rods are now 10-15 years old and still catch as many fish as ever.

Don’t break many rods. Last one was a Megabass that snapped on a cast of a 3/4 oz jig just out of warranty. Replaced it with a Dobyns since they have a more customer friendly warranty. Your mileage may vary.