How did you break your rod?

[MaXiMuM]

1 x Car door, ummmm...
1 x Stood on, Rule # 1, "don’t leave your rod on the ground!!" I have disobeyed this rule once... go figure...
2 x Fighting a fish, both SM's...
1 x Just plain stupidity, ummmm well UUmmmm...
1 x Falling off rocks, onto rocks...
3 x Other
- 1 x I leant it to a mate, ordered a new tip...
- 1 x I was packing it away and a mate drove over it.
- 1 x Packed it away wet, had to have a new reel seat fitted...

[Jasper]

1 x Car door, ummmm...
1 x Stood on, Rule # 1, "don’t leave your rod on the ground!!" I have disobeyed this rule once... go figure...
2 x Fighting a fish, both SM's...
1 x Just plain stupidity, ummmm well UUmmmm...
1 x Falling off rocks, onto rocks...
3 x Other
- 1 x I leant it to a mate, ordered a new tip...
- 1 x I was packing it away and a mate drove over it.
- 1 x Packed it away wet, had to have a new reel seat fitted...

IMPRESSIVE!!!!!!

[izak]

I got peeved at the stupid brush along Sonstraal that kept tangling my fly line, so gave the rod a quick flick to the back and viola, the tip stayed behind...that's what you get for being too lazy to bend down and disentangle the line...and a new Vision 3Zone as replacement

Breaking a rod is not always a bad thing! I have tried to break my one old rod on many ocations, stupid old thing is too tough.

[MaXiMuM]

IMPRESSIVE!!!!!!

There are reasons for buying life time guaranteed rods...

[Matuka]

When you step on your rod and hear that crurrrunch, just hope that it's your ankle breaking and not your new Sage!

[Elizevh]

1 x Car door, ummmm...
1 x Stood on, Rule # 1, "don’t leave your rod on the ground!!" I have disobeyed this rule once... go figure...
2 x Fighting a fish, both SM's...
1 x Just plain stupidity, ummmm well UUmmmm...
1 x Falling off rocks, onto rocks...
3 x Other
- 1 x I leant it to a mate, ordered a new tip...
- 1 x I was packing it away and a mate drove over it.
- 1 x Packed it away wet, had to have a new reel seat fitted...

Hells bells, You'r 35 years old and you'v already broken 12 rods in your life,
You'v broken 3x more rods than than i'v eva owned
You'r the reason they made lifetime garentees

[Scythe]

Why the hell do you as a 'newbie' have 4 rods Elize ?

[chris williams]

1 x Car door, ummmm...
1 x Stood on, Rule # 1, "don’t leave your rod on the ground!!" I have disobeyed this rule once... go figure...
2 x Fighting a fish, both SM's...
1 x Just plain stupidity, ummmm well UUmmmm...
1 x Falling off rocks, onto rocks...
3 x Other
- 1 x I leant it to a mate, ordered a new tip...
- 1 x I was packing it away and a mate drove over it.
- 1 x Packed it away wet, had to have a new reel seat fitted...

I'm going to store these excuses/reasons away so when I need to get a new rod or two, I hide some of my current ones away, and bring one or more of the above into play to pacify SWAMBO for my expenditure...

[gkieser]

I have broken 1 rod: twice. Both times broken the middle section of the rod. Both times casting. The 1st time was because of a loose ferrule (my fault - fair enough), and second one I have no idea. Broke half an inch above the same ferrule of the replacement. The Ferrule was still fitted snugly on the lower piece.

It was an explorer guide. A rod I always thought highly of. on inspection of the construction of blank and spline placement and other such things, I do not think very highly of Explorer's high end rod. I am beginning to have a bit of a beef against a lot of explorer products at the moment. maybe it's just me?

[ShaunF]

maybe it's just me?

Nope, you're just one of a growing herd of people starting to see the light !