10-31-2008, 12:35 AM
[indent]Oddly enough, I've never actually broken a rod. Just lucky I guess.
I had an Orvis rod come in, though, whose tip was broken in the fabric sleeve. When I contacted them about it they sent me a new one, but told me to keep the old one.
I put a new tip guide on it, and now have two tips with that rod, although one is three inches shorter than the other.
FWIW, it's all but impossible for a fish to break a rod. When that happens its' because the rod was damaged previously, and the strain of fighting the fish is too much for the weakened section.
That's why I find it so strange that I've never broken one. As much as I bang my rods around, you'd have thought otherwise.
Brook
http://www.the-outdoor-sports-advisor.com
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I had an Orvis rod come in, though, whose tip was broken in the fabric sleeve. When I contacted them about it they sent me a new one, but told me to keep the old one.
I put a new tip guide on it, and now have two tips with that rod, although one is three inches shorter than the other.
FWIW, it's all but impossible for a fish to break a rod. When that happens its' because the rod was damaged previously, and the strain of fighting the fish is too much for the weakened section.
That's why I find it so strange that I've never broken one. As much as I bang my rods around, you'd have thought otherwise.
Brook
http://www.the-outdoor-sports-advisor.com
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