favorite rod

[badbrady06]

Probably not the best rod but my favorite I had. Went out yesterday trying to get my fix. Had my setup zoom fluke, circle hook, pflueger spinning reel, 7'0" Berkeley bionix rod. Looking for some topwater action.3 hours nothing. Hit an old unused cement boat launch skip the fluke big swirl, twitch twitch..... bam, monster on! Rips off twenty yards of drag, I'm using 6lb. mono. I'm fighting lines rising, hes gonna jump. I try to keep him down.rips off a bunch more line, 3 more jumps. This is a battle. He gives me another shamu show. Snap, slack, splash, NO! Broken rod, monster gone. Still can't believe it.

[bluebasser86]

That's a rough time to lose a big fish and break a rod. I might suggests upgrading your rod selection to something a little stouter and a little heavier line. Just a guess but if you broke your rod with 6 pound test it was either damaged or was a very light action rod.

[keithdog]

That will make you sick for weeks. I know it would me anyways. Sorry to hear how that turned out. I'd have to agree with Bluebasser. If the rod broke using 6 pound line I would guess the ros was previously damaged. Maybe a hairline crack you couldn't see. Six pound line should break before any rod should.

[badbrady06]

No doubt something was wrong with the rod. I just didn't know it. Killer mistake on my part. Really sucks it ends up being a story about the one that got away.

[WaffleJaw]

What position was the rod in right before it broke? Was it new?

[badbrady06]

Roughly a year old. It 7:00 position I was trying to keep that big boy down.