Why do fishing rods break

Leaving rods lying down on the rocks, deck or ground is another winner, a winner that has strained friendships. Walking along with a surf or fly rod tip low to the ground is efficient. All you have to do is find a tree root, or slippery rock, fall forward a couple of feet and watch the rod tip fail in its new mission as a stake in the ground. It is not all bad. I could not guess how many rods I have owned over the years, but I still have over twenty. In all my sixty-plus years of fishing, I guess that I have broken no more than 7 or 8 rods, and all bar one were my fault.

Just poke a pin anywhere in the catalogue of methods above and I probably have managed that method one or its close cousins. There was one rod I did break that was due to a fault in the rod. It was brand new and never been fished. There is a clue here. Rods, if there is a fault, usually fail within the first use or two under load.

Good tackle outlets will have put a bend in every rod they are about to put in the rod racks. If a rod that you have fished with for a month or two and put some pressure on breaks suddenly, look for operator error. Has the rod been hit with something - say a flying sinker or heavy nymph or has it been strained by leaning it over a gunwale. To repeat, used properly, and within the line breaking strain limits, rods rarely break, but add a fisherman into the equation and all things become possible.

Adds a little more spice to fishing life. It is my guess that more fish are lost to poorly tied knots, than from any other single factor. There are many knots available to fishers, but no matter which knot you choose there is one factor that remains true. If you do not practice tying the chosen knot so that you can tie it easily and securely, you will lose fish to knots coming undone I did not have a clue what he was on about, but all was soon revealed.

I was lucky, very lucky. Much more lucky than I deserved to be. I broke too many rules. How Not To Break A Fishing Rod Used properly, and within the line breaking strain limits, rods rarely break, but add a fisherman and all things become possible.

Damn blackberries! Some rod breakages can be achieved with spectacular results. Damn ceiling fans! Article continues below advertisement I have not tried the next method, but have had it on good authority from people who have witnessed the event, that a rod raised into helicopter blades is prime contender for a top spot in the most spectacular stakes.

Silly business. Article continues below advertisement While out on the boat another good rod-breaking trick to try is to rest the rod on the gunwale of the boat.

You can do this in two ways: The first is to rest the rod on the gunwale while you lounge back in your seat, idly listening to talk-back radio. Just like any other pet, every kind of fishing rod requires proper handling and maintenance. As a beginner, you must understand the reasons why fishing rods break happens.

From there, you can have a better idea of how to prevent it from happening. Others may say that it should be easy, but there are some technicalities that you should know when it comes to matching your fishing tackle.

Fiberglass or Carbon Sheets are the primary materials of most modern fishing rods. They are usually from two or three blanks so that you can assemble and disassemble the rod for ease in storage and transportation.

Fishing rods hold and help you in casting your fishing lines. Early fishing rods are from bamboo, while most modern rods come from fiberglass or carbon fiber. Fishing rods have been a useful device used in catching fish. Traditional fishing rods have a long pole with an attached fishing line. Back then, there were no fancy fishing rods and was plainly from wood. Fishing rods have come a long way, and here are some timeline highlights to its evolution.

The procedure of making fishing rods involves four major stages, which include — the making of bamboo blanks, creating synthetic fibers, assembling the fishing rod, and quality assurance. To know how fishing rods break, we will give you an idea of how most manufacturers create their fishing rods. It will help you understand how tough fishing rods can get, but also know that they have limitations.

These are the foundation of any fishing rod. As mentioned, fishing rods come in different materials like fiberglass, graphite, and fiber. These synthetic blanks will make the bamboo blanks tougher and stronger.

It is the time when manufacturers make sure that every part fits together correctly. For example, the ferrules must have the proper dimensions so that the user can assemble the fishing rod without being too loose. I have broke 2 this year, 2 last year, 3 the year before that I don't understand am I doing???? Today for example, pitching and flipping weeds with a rod I have used all summer, and I had already boated a 4lber, a trio of three lbers, a couple upper 2lbers, a fair amount of smaller fish, and 2 big pike today, and then for no reason on a hook set the rod explodes on a 2lber about 3 feet from them tip.

Rod brand is not important I have broken every brand I have owned and at every price level, every rod I break is on the hook set, in just about the same location give or take a foot. So that ones on me I know other guys who don't break any I use braid exclusively as a main line, but I know lots of other people who do too, and don't have my problems. I'm stumped, there must be something I am doing wrong. August 30, Buy an ugly stik, problem solved. I would say stick with lower price range rods.

Also, when you set the hook try not to put the stress of the hookset on the thin part of the rod. Reel down on the bass when you feel him bite, and just set the hook from a 9 a'clock position to a This will put more stress on your line rather then your rod and will not require your rod to bend so far.

Are you hitting them on the edge of the top of your rod box or bending them against the floor of the rod box when you take them out? I use braid only and have my drags all the way tight but only broke 1 rod on hookset but i banged it off trolling motor head before hookset so sure blanks had a weak spot. Sounds like you're making up for not reeling your slack when you get hit by setting high, rod tip toward the sky bending at the tip, best way to set the hook is to reel the slack with rod tip down and set firm but not too high.

Are you using more weight than the rods are rated for? In all my years, I've broken exactly one rod, and it was entirely my fault. I was heaving a heavy swimbait on an el cheapo flipping stick, and the rod snapped when I tried to make a long cast.

Are you holding the rod by the handle or further up on the blank? I remember Bill Dance or Jimmy Houston or somebody saying that most of the rods he broke were from holding a rod up on the blank instead of by the handle. I used to do that a lot back when I was using the old pistol grip rods, but fortunately, I never broke one. If it is the rod series i'm thinking of I have no idea why these rods break so much as they are built on the same blank as the very durable rod directly above it.

Anyways, anyone who is telling you to buy different rods is just wrong. You do not have to buy cheap rods just because you break your rods. Higher end rods have great warranties and will take care of breaks. Furthermore, braid does not give you a lot of room for error. If you are three feet from the fish and set the hook really hard that could cause a lot of stress on the tip section and snap it. Boat flipping is just something you shouldn't do. I do not know if you do it or not, but definitely start lipping them or get a net.

The pros do it because they can afford to. Also, try loosening your drag a bit. Since you are using braid it would help to back off the drag a bit so there is some give in your system. Using an XF rod with braid and a tight drag there is not very much give in the system. A lot of force should not be required in your hooksets either as mentioned earlier. Sounds like you take good care of your rods.

Pay attention to not put them on the hook keeper on an overly tight line where the rod tip bends. Just try to be a little easier when your out setting the hook and fishing with the drag a little looser. If your hook up ratio stays the same then I would stick with it. You don't need those home run hooksets like someone who casted out 40 yards of mono.

Good luck. It's so subjective man. I broke six rods on hooksets in the past 15 months. Prior to that it was at least two years. I really can't help but think that modern resins and pressures are the real cause. I think people with more powerful hooksets are also more liable to have it happen. I tend to really lay the wood to em when I set, regardless of braid or fluorocarbon.

A good friend that has a lot softer set has never broken a rod.