Went out today for the last trip of the year as the weather forecast looks to turn cold over the next week; not sure how much longer the water will be soft. Went to my home lake with my ususal fishing partner. Air wasn't too bad at 30 to start the day and it warmed up to 39 or so; water was at 39 in every spot we fished; wind was howling though.

So I get one on and go to swing it as I have done thousands of times (maybe that's why this happened....) and my spinning rod breaks! It was one of my older rods that I hadn't upgraded in a while with a good number of fish caught on it so I'm sure it was stressed out a bit. Oh well; good excuse for a Cabelas run.

 

Good excuse for a new rod. Enjoy. 

That's a big bass to boat flip on spinning gear! Then again I use cheap rods

Should've eaten him...just to show the others what happens when they mess with ya. 

Nice Bass ~

Enjoy spinning rod shopping.

A-Jay

Nice fish, too bad about the rod.

Looking forward to your "Best spinning rod for $X" thread 

At least you boated the fish.  (It's really bad to break a rod & lose the fish).  The tackle monkey will appreciate the business.