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KJH807
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RE: another broken rod... 2009/09/29 09:53:30 (permalink)
a traditional cast wouldn't work with what was behind me
the cress was thick and the openings were choked so you needed to get down quick
i never fish streamers and ramdomly threw that in the box
 
hindsight
quick stroke and verticly stacked line was not a good choice



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RE: another broken rod... 2009/09/29 10:19:38 (permalink)
lucky you didn't smack yourself in the face... I assume the shot rocketed out of the water at machlll and hit the rod?
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RE: another broken rod... 2009/09/29 10:35:52 (permalink)
it was on the forward cast
started before the loop laid out... then POP
nothing touched the rod
 
i was "upcasting" and building line verticaly
 
 
all for not...
as the 3/8ths of a rod was thowing super tight loops and shot 30ish to hit that riser
mends were not happening



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RE: another broken rod... 2009/09/29 12:52:47 (permalink)
Maybe you should trade in that headlamp you won and buy a 6-iron?
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RE: another broken rod... 2009/09/29 12:56:20 (permalink)
haha
 
that light got use on saturday staining floorboards



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RE: another broken rod... 2009/09/29 13:00:23 (permalink)
they def come in handy. used mine butchering geese on the porch on friday night.
 
the internet is a small place dude.
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RE: another broken rod... 2009/09/29 17:10:05 (permalink)
Saw some Russian guys casting that same setup this weekend with a flyrod ,their rods did not break.
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RE: another broken rod... 2009/09/29 19:08:52 (permalink)
i have 2 of the older 3LED lights with the string strap... always have one in the wading jacket
this one (while only 1 bulb) is a more comfortable elastic strap




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RE: another broken rod... 2009/09/29 20:47:53 (permalink)
Petzl makes a good lamp.  Is that model waterproof?
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RE: another broken rod... 2009/09/29 21:02:02 (permalink)
haha

no clue
the girl has her eye on it... so i probably will never find out



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RE: another broken rod... 2009/09/30 01:13:05 (permalink)
-------L@@Ks like a good surf rod setup with the 4-8 oz sinker.
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RE: another broken rod... 2009/09/30 11:11:22 (permalink)
you must be fly fishing like 90% of the fly fisherman on the Salmon River right now 
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RE: another broken rod... 2009/09/30 12:08:11 (permalink)
Dude, What's up with the TFO's? I've had it... I'm calling Curtis Fleming
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RE: another broken rod... 2009/09/30 12:16:02 (permalink)
KJH807,
     My guess based on actual experience  (I've broken some) is that the glob of split shot must have smacked the rod on some occasion and caused a stress freacture and the loading you were putting on the rod caused the break,  My guess is you're casting thru your line.  A simple correction in casting technique is all it takes to change it.  Never broke another rod after I changed.

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RE: another broken rod... 2009/09/30 17:07:31 (permalink)

ORIGINAL: KJH807

it was on the forward cast
started before the loop laid out... then POP
nothing touched the rod

i was "upcasting" and building line verticaly





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