Went out with a good fishing buddy looking for a few late afternoon today. Well it was a struggle to say the least. Weather completely changed from earlier this week and so did the bite. Tossing a weightless senko down a rip rap bank and finally a double tap and swim off..rare back and boom goes the dynamite...so long 7ft2 Ike rod. Ended up catching the fish...a dink. Caught one on a lizard off a bed. Then got 2 on a black buzz bait.

They make new poles everyday! I think that means you just got a really good hook set 

46 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

They make new poles everyday! I think that means you just got a really good hook set 

I have a back up rod that should work great for senkos and flukes so no big deal. I've been told before that I have an impressive hook set...maybe a little to hard. But being 6ft3 275lbs that's alot of beef to throw at a poor little old basses face. Plus this was a Gerald Swindle type set..straight slack Liner...and I put some pepper on it. Somethings gotta give...this time it was the pole....oh and the fish.

Don't feel bad, I took a rod with me last weekend for my tournament that I never even took the cover off and still managed to close the handle in the truck door and crush it ? At least you caught fish with yours.

15 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Don't feel bad, I took a rod with me last weekend for my tournament that I never even took the cover off and still managed to close the handle in the truck door and crush it ? At least you caught fish with yours.

Yeah true that. The rod was 5 or so years old and I've probably caught a few thousand bass on it so yeah it could be worse.