Turn ceiling fans off before any movement with rods in house

How did you know that I did this while respooling? Darn I thought I was alone.

I think breaking rods is due to stepping on them then they fracture on hook sets.

You mean I shouldn't use my rod if my intent is not to break the rod?

I'm sorry, but that doesn't even make sense. I don't want to break my rods and

I use them all the time. I wonder how many guys have said, I think I want go out

and see if I can break a couple of rods today...lol. Not trying to be sarcastic, just sayin....?

 

Hootie

 

 

90% of all rods that are used regularly will eventually be broken no matter the precautions taken.  And it is usually your favorite one.  

In my 30 years of fishing i have never broken a rod while actually fishing

I broke one rod in a car door and thats it.

Now i have brokena reel once as well...i fell in my face while dippin crabs for tarpon bait and ripped the bail off my reel somehow lol

Rod socks, rod socks, rod socks!

the only time i've ever broken a rod is when i was doing a tip-down presentation (cranking) and my line got caught in the trolling motor and pulled my rod tip into the spinning blades. ouch.

 

on a related note, check out vid WEaKPqTq65U on youtube of a rod breaking while setting the hook on a 2 lbs., 14 ounce fish 

my first over 30 dollar rod, was a mojo, bought it at dicks, thank God with a warranty. next day snapped 6 in off by parking on a hill and door flying back, none since then, if I buy a nice rod, I usually do over counter no hassal warranty as well