Busted My Rod.

[Fin S]

I was taught as a kid to never use my rod to break the line or get a lure loose when it was good and hung (Dad wasn't keen on buying new rods for me and my brother every few weeks). You can also just wrap your line around a closed pocket knife.

[AJ.AJ.AJ.]

7 hours ago, Fin S said:

I was taught as a kid to never use my rod to break the line or get a lure loose when it was good and hung (Dad wasn't keen on buying new rods for me and my brother every few weeks). You can also just wrap your line around a closed pocket knife.

Oh good call, i just the other day picked up a fairly big folding pocket knife at lowes that i keep in my fishing box. That would make a great handle for pulling line. ?

[AJ.AJ.AJ.]

I got a new rod and have successfully gotten many snags free in the last few times I've gone fishing by taking either my plyers or my pocket knife out of my tackle bag and wrapping the line around it and using it as a handle to pull my line. Thanks for the help guys, wish i had thought of doing that with my first rod!

[dopey]

Might have to try one if they have a 7 ft. -- have to look for a 2 piece though, Have to be able to break them down inside the car.   

[AJ.AJ.AJ.]

On 9/23/2020 at 8:11 PM, MN Fisher said:

They've been around a while (1947) - smaller version of Fleet-Farm, headquartered here in MN. MN companies are usually very good - it's called being 'Minnesota Nice'.

They just refunded me the money for the rod and sent me a shipping label to send it back.

[Bankc]

Sometimes you just get a bad rod.  It might have been damaged while shipping or maybe it just had a defect from the factory.  I bought a BPS PQII rod earlier this summer, and the second time I took it out, it snapped on the cast.  It exploded right in the middle, without warning.  I was casting a 3/4 oz. crankbait that was right in the middle of it's lure weight rating.  There's no reason it should have snapped on me, other than a manufacturing defect or damage from the store.  

 

Luckily, BPS is really good about returns, so I returned it and got another one.  Exactly the same rod.  The new one works great and I've used it probably 30 times now, without a hitch.  I take good care of my stuff and that's the only one that's ever snapped on me.  

 

One thing about rods, the more expensive rods tend to be more sensitive.  And more sensitive rods tend to be more lighter.  And lighter rods tend to be more fragile.  Not that expensive rods are particularly delicate.  But if you're unusually hard on your gear, the cheaper rods, especially fiberglass or composite rods, tend to handle more abuse.