03-25-2003, 07:15 PM
Hey there TubeDude,
I liked the phrase 'fast snap'. I bought a couple of ultra, ultra lite 5' boron rods when they were just coming out. Went fishing with my buddy and his dog. doggies and rods do not go together. He took his doggie for a ride and when returning I could see that somehow my rods, which were already set up, were shorter that normal.
Turns out doggie got excited and jumped around with the line being caught in his collar. Each rod was in about four pieces. I went crazy, I had ask him NOT to put the dog in with my rods, I took the remenants of the rods and proceded to snap them in about 20 pieces! He, not the dog, just stood there in amazement. We're still friends. They really are brittle. That's why I go for the composites now and not a supposed '100% boron rod'.
I use yard sale $2 dollar fly reels on my $200 lite duty rods, the few I have, without a second glance. ha ha
You must really take care of your stuff.
JapanRon
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