Whenever I read consumer reviews for rods on retailer's websites, nearly every make and model of rod invariably has a bunch of 1 star reviews where people complain that the rod broke shortly after purchase on a cast or while reeling in a fish.
I've been fishing for close to 40 years and the only time I ever broke a rod was by slamming a car door on it. I never once had a rod break on a fish or while casting.
So has anyone here encountered problems with intact rods breaking while fishing? Or do you think most of these rods that people complain about, break because they purchased a rod that was damaged in transit or in the store, or was damaged by the consumer himself?
