Bluewater Fishing Expedition

MarkR · 09-07-2006, 06:21 PM

Hi fellas,

The rod in picture actually broke into 6 pieces I think. One piece went MIA

For those who are still in the dark, the rod is from a high-end Japanese manufacturer but not Sevenseas

Personally, I have had a 2 pc jig rod break into 3 pieces, inspection of the broken bits revealed some "iffy" packing of carbon layers too

Tight lines

DaFrogman · 10-07-2006, 09:26 AM

Is it just my red weary eyes, or do the guide feet all look a bit bent?.... I mean that it looks like they aren't that well seated on the blank and the foot that is yanked out on the stripper guide looks like it was only bound minimally and its foot is definitely bent.

Another weird thing to me is that all all the guides, the stripper guide is the guide with the least pressure on it when a fish is on, so how come it yanked out?.... I reckon that when the blank broke, all the anglers had left was the handle and stripper guide and pressure of that yanked the foot out.

Ahh well, never mind, this stuff happens... I got 3 broken rods smiling at me waiting to be made into gaffs or part of the line spooler, I am building.

Saimee

thunnus · 11-07-2006, 12:10 AM

This is my guess....

the rod was just broke into 2 pcs at first, then with full of madness, anger and emotion 'coz loosing the best fish of his lifetime, the angler slammed the remaining rod in his hand into pieces !!! Hua...ha...hah...! (hei, where's the icon for

?)

rgds,
Lod.

Sportfisherman · 11-07-2006, 02:13 PM

Lod ,

You sounded like you know of such a person who wud react like what you've described ?

May be the guy just want to save the guides and pack it in small parcel to send it back to the manufacturer for warranty claim , some of the broken pieces near the guides look like they have stright cuts and I suspect a
hacksaw job was done on the rod .

JonLi .

htchng · 11-07-2006, 02:26 PM

KK... ur description sibeh wonderfull...

anyway.. i wonder if the angler is ok when the rod broke?

10-07-2006, 09:26 AM	#27
DaFrogman Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Location: Brunei Posts: 759 My Mood: Rep Power: 4	Is it just my red weary eyes, or do the guide feet all look a bit bent?.... I mean that it looks like they aren't that well seated on the blank and the foot that is yanked out on the stripper guide looks like it was only bound minimally and its foot is definitely bent. Another weird thing to me is that all all the guides, the stripper guide is the guide with the least pressure on it when a fish is on, so how come it yanked out?.... I reckon that when the blank broke, all the anglers had left was the handle and stripper guide and pressure of that yanked the foot out. Ahh well, never mind, this stuff happens... I got 3 broken rods smiling at me waiting to be made into gaffs or part of the line spooler, I am building. Saimee __________________ "...a man only hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest..." Simon & Garfunkel "The Boxer"

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Bluewater Fishing Expedition

Busted jig rod

Busted jig rod

09-07-2006, 06:21 PM	#26
MarkR Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,074 My Mood: Rep Power: 6	Hi fellas, The rod in picture actually broke into 6 pieces I think. One piece went MIA For those who are still in the dark, the rod is from a high-end Japanese manufacturer but not Sevenseas Personally, I have had a 2 pc jig rod break into 3 pieces, inspection of the broken bits revealed some "iffy" packing of carbon layers too Tight lines

11-07-2006, 12:10 AM	#28
thunnus Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Surabaya Posts: 162 Rep Power: 4	This is my guess.... the rod was just broke into 2 pcs at first, then with full of madness, anger and emotion 'coz loosing the best fish of his lifetime, the angler slammed the remaining rod in his hand into pieces !!! Hua...ha...hah...! (hei, where's the icon for ?) rgds, Lod.

11-07-2006, 02:13 PM	#29
Sportfisherman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakarta / Bali - Indonesia Posts: 254 Rep Power: 4	Lod , You sounded like you know of such a person who wud react like what you've described ? May be the guy just want to save the guides and pack it in small parcel to send it back to the manufacturer for warranty claim , some of the broken pieces near the guides look like they have stright cuts and I suspect a hacksaw job was done on the rod . JonLi .

11-07-2006, 02:26 PM	#30
htchng Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: PG MY Posts: 112 Rep Power: 4	KK... ur description sibeh wonderfull... anyway.. i wonder if the angler is ok when the rod broke?