Preventing Rod Breakage - Best Practices ?

[bigbill]

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.

[FD.]

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.  

[ColdSVT]

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

[NWBasslover]

Rod socks, rod socks, rod socks!

[21farms]

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 

[buzzfrog]

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