Broke my 4th rod today.

[MediumMouthBass]

My Dobyns Fury is one of my favorite rods, but because of how many people break theirs ive put it in fishing storage and havent used it yet this season, i was just thinking about getting it to use for texas rigs and now heres another post about you breaking 4 of your Dobyns rods.

I have some nice/expensive rods but am afraid of using them for this reason, so ill stick with using the $55 Daiwas for fishing, they are cheaper to replace if i break them.

[KP Duty]

8 hours ago, Tackleholic said:

I've broken 2 rods, about 65 or 70 years ago;  both times I closed a door on them.  The lesson has never been forgotten.

70 years ago?!  How young are ya?

[GetFishorDieTryin]

Ive got a buddy who broke a Swimbait Fury on a Bluefish last year.  He warrantied it, got the replacement and broke the replacement within weeks of receiving it.

[Tackleholic]

20 minutes ago, KP Duty said:

70 years ago?!  How young are ya?

81

[NorthernBasser]

1 hour ago, MediumMouthBass said:

My Dobyns Fury is one of my favorite rods, but because of how many people break theirs ive put it in fishing storage and havent used it yet this season, i was just thinking about getting it to use for texas rigs and now heres another post about you breaking 4 of your Dobyns rods.

I have some nice/expensive rods but am afraid of using them for this reason, so ill stick with using the $55 Daiwas for fishing, they are cheaper to replace if i break them.

You bought the rods to fish with. Just fish 'em, brother. There's a LOT more rods that don't ever break than do break. You just don't hear those stories. I mean, what else are you gonna do with them? 

[Bird]

More people wreck Honda's than they do Lamborghini's, why ?........ more people driving them.

 

I'll be throwing Spinnerbaits FEARLESSLY on the 703C ?

[Texas Flood]

My Shimano Compre broke my fall and itself earlier this year on some rocks. I was quite sad since the rod is discontinued. 

[JediAmoeba]

Most rods eventually break - I am pretty rough on my stuff and after a few years they all seem to break. But nothing breaks like a Duckett rod!

[fin]

Most of my rods have been broken by stupidity. My most recent was a 10 year-old Cherrywood that has landed hundreds of fish. I was unhooking a fish and the fish slipped out my hands and fell to the ground while still hooked.

 

I think the only one I’ve had break half way down was a Zebco.

[ironbjorn]

I once casted a Champ XP casting rod from the bank and absolutely hammered the Sierra spinning rod I had propped up behind me. The sound of that crack, I was sure I broke one or both. But nope. And they have never given me a problem since.

 

I see a lot of people mentioning broken Dobyns rods, but even on my best (accidental) effort I couldn't break mine.

[Tackleholic]

39 minutes ago, JediAmoeba said:

Most rods eventually break - I am pretty rough on my stuff and after a few years they all seem to break. But nothing breaks like a Duckett rod!

Wonder if Jacob Wheeler has that experience?

[Spankey]

I’ve broken two Avid St. Croix Rods over the years. Clearly stupidity on my part. My first one was by high sticking a fish that was nice but no state record by a long shot. Was trying to show off in front of my dad. I broke a rod for being stupid. My second rod I broke was by doing something dumb also. I should have just boat flipped a fish in. Really should have just lip grabbed him or netted him but without even thinking about what I was doing I reached and grabbed the rod blank about 2 1/2 from the tip, other hand at the reel seat and lifted the fish aboard. Rod snapped. Both times they snapped like a fire cracker going off. Both times I managed to not loose the fish and St. Croix replaced my rods. 

[DaubsNU1]

10 hours ago, Fishin Dad said:

That is the rod I broke.  A Cabelas Archnid.  It was a $200 rod retail.  They were awesome.  I bought 4 at $39.99-$59.99 on clearance.  Told my buddies and they flocked in and bought some too.  I wish I would have stocked up more when I could. ??

 

SCORE!!  You have to love Cabela's clearance!  Years ago my buddy worked at Cabela's HQ, when there was only one retail store. I LOVED going in to the Bargain Cave. Kid in a candy store!!

[Bankbeater]

I've broken a rod in a tailgate, fallen down a hill with one, snapped one while pulling a snag loose without enough slack in the line, and dropped a rod while putting on a new reel. Never on a hookset.

[optimator]

7 hours ago, T-Billy said:

I've broken a couple Sierra's. Both my fault, but it wasn't exactly hard to do. I won't be buying any more rods from that company. Customer service is fantastic, and it seems to me, it needs to be.

Several of my Ark rods have been put through the ringer with nary a whimper, I couldn't be happier with them. I thought sure I was gonna snap the tip off an Invoker flippin stick the other day while trying to poke a snag loose. I got the rod tip stuck down there too, LOL, and had to pull pretty hard to free it. Still good to go. It took FAR less to break those Sierra's.

The one that broke on me was also a Sierra. They did send another same day no charge.

 

 

[T-Billy]

1 minute ago, optimator said:

The one that broke on me was also a Sierra. They did send another same day no charge.

 

 

Yep. Customer service is top notch. I don't feel the same way about the products. There are lighter, more sensitive, more durable blanks, with quality hardware, available elswhere for considerably less money. You pay for that great warranty up front.

 

[papajoe222]

Just an observation; over the years I've seen more posts from guys that have broken multiple rods, than the occasional one from someone that's broken one for the first time.  Equipment failures are part of the overall equation. Multiple failures on the same piece of equipment makes one wonder if it is in fact the equipment.

[Columbia Craw]

In my life time I’ve broken almost as many bones as rods.  

[Woody B]

I haven't broke a rod this year.  (not counting guides)  I will occasionally break one though.  I'll high stick the heck out of one doing slack line hook sets and boat flipping fish.   I suspect the stretch in mono keeps me from breaking a BUNCH of rods.   

[FishTank]

I have been saving this. Enjoy if you have not seen it already. 

 

https://tforods.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/tom-kirkman-rod-failure-rodmaker-magazine.pdf

 

 

[Darth-Baiter]

I would much rather break a rod while fishing, than to a car door or something.  

[Fishin Dad]

On 7/8/2023 at 6:00 PM, DaubsNU1 said:

 

SCORE!!  You have to love Cabela's clearance!  Years ago my buddy worked at Cabela's HQ, when there was only one retail store. I LOVED going in to the Bargain Cave. Kid in a candy store!!

Yeah, the bargain cave was solid.  These rods were actually in a rack on the floor.  I had my younger daughter running to the scanner checking prices on each rod.   She loved it!!   I had a Cabelas employee ask me if there were more because he wanted some at that price!!

[Fishin Dad]

26 minutes ago, FishTank said:

I have been saving this. Enjoy if you have not seen it already. 

 

https://tforods.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/tom-kirkman-rod-failure-rodmaker-magazine.pdf

 

 

I would actually love to have someone that knows look at my rod and try to figure out how it failed on the hook set.  I would just be interested to know.  I think I treat my equipment well, and would like to know if I need to change something to avoid this.   It is not a big deal.  I bought another rod to replace it and actually might buy another as a backup since I found a great deal.  

[FishTank]

4 minutes ago, Fishin Dad said:

I would actually love to have someone that knows look at my rod and try to figure out how it failed on the hook set.  I would just be interested to know.  I think I treat my equipment well, and would like to know if I need to change something to avoid this.   It is not a big deal.  I bought another rod to replace it and actually might buy another as a backup since I found a great deal.  

I have broke more than a few over the years and I believe maybe two of those were because of rod failures. All the rest were my fault.  I definitely would not be the one to tell what happened to your rod. 

 

Maybe you could post a pic of the rod break and I am sure a member here could help diagnose it. 

[WRB]

Setting at water level in a kayak high sticking is easy if you raise the rod tip straight up hook setting.

1. Set the drag using a dead weight like 3 pint bottles of water in a plastic bag to = 3 lbs and lift the bag of battles off the floor using rigged rod/reel/line combo. 3 power rod 3 lbs is close to max drag, 4 power use 4 lbs.

Never try to lift dead weight with the rod tip above 45 degrees, 90 degrees being straight or “high stick”.

Tom