But got the rod replaced. Have used the new one a lot over a year or more and landed some big fish. Treat it with respect and it is a great little rod.
I loved mine but I just fished light lures for bream, trout and estuary perch so I didn't get a breakage, loved it. Unfortunately cracked it with the car door
All rods can snap if damaged, high-sticked, or fished with too much drag - You-tube has heaps of rod-breakage videos.
A bit of a cut and paste from my comments in the jigging threads.
I have the blue gomoku 1-3. I'm happy with it, but they're a bit of a niche rod.
Pro's: Cheap outfit for light jigging. the 1-3 is comfortable with 3kg drag, a maximum of 3.5kg. What this means is that:
• a relatively cheap 2500-3000 sized threadline (eg a $100 aird), or for overheads an old style 200 sized bait-caster, abu6500 or smaller, that maxes out at 3kg drag is all that is required reel-wise as long as the drag is smooth. (a good use for old reels in the shed!!)
• Probably best to fish it as a light 8 kilo outfit. Nothing wrong with this for snapper and the like out to 40m (wouldn't have thought twice back in mono days). Either use 8kg braid, or if you're good at fg knots then take a lesson from the kiwis and choose a 10-12lb braid that breaks well over strength (they quite often pick the right 10lb braids and fish them over a 5-8kg rod with soft plastics. ) http://www.paulusjustfishing.com/4linetesting.htm
• I feel/hookup twice the number of fish on little madai, inchiku and metal jigs up to 100g than I do on my bigger jig rods, and with the light line I get a lot more jig action for less input effort than my other jig outfits.
Cons:
• Because the tip folds away so much they're really susceptible to high sticking by novices if they insist on leaning back until they get a full turn of the reel handle on the pump and wind (this can be solved by shouting at the crew) – they should be "short stroked" or fought from under the arm.
• Because the rods are so light and thin they won't stand up to being left in a rod-holder with a jig/jig-head hooked in the first guide frame and bashing against the blank while motoring between spots. (a pet peeve of mine, even with glass rods)
• an extra 6" length would be nice for soft plastics use
• Not a rod for intentionally targeting big fish in 40+ metres with heavy drag >3.5 kilos. They will catch surprisingly large fish when fished as an 8 kilo rod.
ran some line over the overhead models and the line touched the blank between the guides. between some of the guide spacings the line was up to 2 cm below the blank. This was not even redlining them. IMO This is poor design from the factory and something you would expect from a $30 Kmart cheapy...For the same money, you can get a rod that is built properly on the backbone and with the correct guide spacings that will make them look meek.
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Date Joined: 26/04/14
Yes mine snapped at the
Yes mine snapped at the first guide. No questions asked money refund or new rod. I chose money
Mick C
Posts: 605
Date Joined: 26/12/13
Snapped Mine Too
But got the rod replaced. Have used the new one a lot over a year or more and landed some big fish. Treat it with respect and it is a great little rod.
Ability is what you are capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it - LH.
terboz123
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Date Joined: 13/04/11
dont rate the rods at
dont rate the rods at all........
a hard days fishing still beats work
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GCGFC memberTunatim
Posts: 58
Date Joined: 27/08/14
I loved mine but I just
I loved mine but I just fished light lures for bream, trout and estuary perch so I didn't get a breakage, loved it. Unfortunately cracked it with the car door
Breaksea
Posts: 19
Date Joined: 15/06/15
All rods can snap if damaged or high-sticked
All rods can snap if damaged, high-sticked, or fished with too much drag - You-tube has heaps of rod-breakage videos.
A bit of a cut and paste from my comments in the jigging threads.
I have the blue gomoku 1-3. I'm happy with it, but they're a bit of a niche rod.
Pro's: Cheap outfit for light jigging. the 1-3 is comfortable with 3kg drag, a maximum of 3.5kg. What this means is that:
• a relatively cheap 2500-3000 sized threadline (eg a $100 aird), or for overheads an old style 200 sized bait-caster, abu6500 or smaller, that maxes out at 3kg drag is all that is required reel-wise as long as the drag is smooth. (a good use for old reels in the shed!!)
• Probably best to fish it as a light 8 kilo outfit. Nothing wrong with this for snapper and the like out to 40m (wouldn't have thought twice back in mono days). Either use 8kg braid, or if you're good at fg knots then take a lesson from the kiwis and choose a 10-12lb braid that breaks well over strength (they quite often pick the right 10lb braids and fish them over a 5-8kg rod with soft plastics. ) http://www.paulusjustfishing.com/4linetesting.htm
• I feel/hookup twice the number of fish on little madai, inchiku and metal jigs up to 100g than I do on my bigger jig rods, and with the light line I get a lot more jig action for less input effort than my other jig outfits.
Cons:
• Because the tip folds away so much they're really susceptible to high sticking by novices if they insist on leaning back until they get a full turn of the reel handle on the pump and wind (this can be solved by shouting at the crew) – they should be "short stroked" or fought from under the arm.
• Because the rods are so light and thin they won't stand up to being left in a rod-holder with a jig/jig-head hooked in the first guide frame and bashing against the blank while motoring between spots. (a pet peeve of mine, even with glass rods)
• an extra 6" length would be nice for soft plastics use
• Not a rod for intentionally targeting big fish in 40+ metres with heavy drag >3.5 kilos. They will catch surprisingly large fish when fished as an 8 kilo rod.
barneyboy
Posts: 1392
Date Joined: 08/01/09
Well my take after playing with them.....
ran some line over the overhead models and the line touched the blank between the guides. between some of the guide spacings the line was up to 2 cm below the blank. This was not even redlining them. IMO This is poor design from the factory and something you would expect from a $30 Kmart cheapy...For the same money, you can get a rod that is built properly on the backbone and with the correct guide spacings that will make them look meek.
FEEEISH ONNN!!!