njfishinguy and s_self: You're way out of line here.  You just made my crap list (and I'd be willing to bet I'm not the only one).

bucketmouthangler: Here's a little free (unsolicited) advice from someone who's been there before...  Don't buy into crap like this.  Every time you respond, you're playing right into their hands.  It's best to just grit your teeth and ignore, ignore, ignore.  

Sorry about the tough week.  And I hope your mom's ok.  Don't forget to do something extra nice for mother's day!

man that sucks!!  it also sucks that people dont seem willing to let a fellow member vent without breaking his balls.

anyways i can totally see how that happened with your rod.  ive done the same thing before and it sucks.  most people would learn their lesson but i still find myself setting stuff down and walking away.  hopefully you, unlike me, will be smarter and learn from this.

matt

Wow man I'm sorry to hear of all thats happened to you good luck with everything and keep on fishing sir!    

Sometimes the powers that be test your resolve before rewarding you with something great. It's their way of making sure you don't forget to appreciate the good stuff- like a 12lb bass.

Amen to this sir, amen!!!

I know how you feel man. I slipped yesterday walking down some rip-wrap to my local spot and busted my quantum cabo between some rocks looking for a rock to grab onto. So after about 15 mintues of yelling at my dummy I went and grabbed my $30 dollar ultra-lite combo from the car that I use for crappie, and landed a 4lb smally on 2lb line. Talk about a fight and "What the hell was I thinkin' throwing a senko on an ultralite." haha

hey bucketmouth sorry for your loss and hope to hear that your mom is doing ok.ive never lost anything of that value but im sure it happens to everyone at some point.one way of lookin at it is that you got it it over with now and wont have to worry bout it happin later on  ;D.

one thing that i think is important to remember is that all of us joined this forum to make friends NOT enemies