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Broken Rod ( 2 in a week!)

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  • 30-09-2009 11:07am
    #1
    Macspower
    Registered Users Posts: 3,191 ✭✭✭


    Damn it anyway....

    Broke my fly rod last week by standing on it in the water as I unhooked a fish!!

    So decided to buy again... purchased a new Cortland one this week and on the second outing yesterday on the liffey I caught a beautiful Brown trout 1.5 lb at a guess... hell of a fighter and he was way down stream and had to work him all the way back to me..

    Anyway I had him in and I always like to unhook them in the water before releasing them and and I bent down for him he spooked and took off and I grabbed the rod just about half way down and it snapped off below the tip!!

    Damn unlucky...

    Anyway anyone know if it has a warrenty? I didn't technically break it on a fish... although he was on the hook at the time... I'm bringing it back to the shop today and was wondering what line to use?

    Fish had a lucky escape though!!! I reeled him in anyway and released him ( he was considered for a BBQ after costing me a rod!)


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    #2
    coolwings
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,455 Mod ✭✭✭✭coolwings


    Two in a week!
    Once is happenstance ....
    twice is coincidence ....
    Go easy next week - a third one would look real bad !


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    #3
    Nodster
    Registered Users Posts: 949 ✭✭✭Nodster


    ...if I was you, I'd make sure to do this week's lotto!!


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    ironbluedun
    Registered Users Posts: 1,498 ✭✭✭ironbluedun


    buy a landing net and net the fish, return them quickly (within 40 seconds), then fish are not harmed and rod is not broken.


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    #5
    Macspower
    Registered Users Posts: 3,191 ✭✭✭Macspower


    result...

    Cortland rod seemingly has a lifetime guarantee but may not be worth my while...

    I have to send them the rod at my expense and include a USD draft for the postage back to me from US.. So would prob cost more than a top section would cost with 1 way carriage...

    Thanks for the help


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