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Tee

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Re: Harrison River, September 25th 2011
« Reply #15 on: September 28, 2011, 06:06:28 PM »
My new rod is a fast rod. For two times that my rod broke, it broke near the tip section when trying to land a fish. However, I never hold the rod by the blank above the handle.
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Re: Harrison River, September 25th 2011
« Reply #16 on: September 28, 2011, 07:07:08 PM »
LOL... You shouldn't feel too bad.
At least you broke your rod fighting a mighty chum!
Only rod I ever broke was while landing a pink salmon earlier this season.
It was a real shocker as I have never broken a rod fishing for springs, chums or coho, and I have landed tons of fish.
That Lami rod was my favourite coho rod and coho season is about to begin. :(
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Re: Harrison River, September 25th 2011
« Reply #17 on: September 29, 2011, 02:22:57 PM »
CrrrrAAAAccck! twice last year. both on socks. I think one rod had a ding from bumping it on the dyke rocks, but the other was what Tex was saying. stupid second hand trying to gat an extra foot of leverage so my wife could net the sock, I grabbed the rod above the handle and lifted. I can still hear the clean sound, and feel the stomach upset. Sick. :-\
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Re: Harrison River, September 25th 2011
« Reply #18 on: September 30, 2011, 10:28:05 AM »
Interesting points Tex & Nuggy  8) . I think others fishers will hopefully pick up on those points.
Not sure what buddy's flyrod was and I have a sneaky suspicion he may have had his hand above the cork  .
The look on his face was priceless  :D .
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Re: Harrison River, September 25th 2011
« Reply #19 on: September 30, 2011, 01:29:07 PM »
Quote from: Headshake on September 29, 2011, 02:22:57 PM
CrrrrAAAAccck! twice last year. both on socks. I think one rod had a ding from bumping it on the dyke rocks, but the other was what Tex was saying. stupid second hand trying to gat an extra foot of leverage so my wife could net the sock, I grabbed the rod above the handle and lifted. I can still hear the clean sound, and feel the stomach upset. Sick. :-\

This (getting nicks/dings in the rod) also happens more than most people know.  Anything from dropping it on the rocks, or a beaded fly hitting it on your backcast, etc.  Suddenly you have a structurally weak point on the rod, and on some random fish the rod snaps like a dry twig.  :(
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