early morning troll session

Note my broken live fibre rod, busted by a meter plus black jew the night before

early morning troll session

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Brad I broke two of them a

Mon, 2008-03-17 15:50

Brad I broke two of them a couple of years ago.

It was just lucky the guys at the shop swapped them but last time they said nicely its time to try something new!

Shame as they are a nice rod to fish with!

 

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yeah i know of a few that

Mon, 2008-03-17 19:48

yeah i know of a few that have been broken, great rod but very fragile. I will not be buying another one, this one only lasted about 6 months

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I've busted two live fibres

Mon, 2008-03-17 19:58

I've busted two live fibres as well, the one I'm using at the moment will be my last.

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They went with a bang and I

Mon, 2008-03-17 20:39

They went with a bang and I shit!
I wonder if it is the rod or maybe slight damage to the blank during travelling.

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seems too much of a

Mon, 2008-03-17 20:40

seems too much of a coincidence that heaps of them have broken.

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Did they exchange your two

Mon, 2008-03-17 20:41

Did they exchange your two Jay?

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the first one they did, the

Mon, 2008-03-17 20:47

the first one they did, the second one I'm sort of in the middle of getting something sorted out but I had forgotten about it until now...

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Yep - Some live fibres suck

Mon, 2008-03-17 20:47

I bought a brand new 24kg live fibre stroker for my game outfit, lastest one outing before it picked up a serious creak from the blank which wasn't just the resin cracking.  I went back and swapped it for an ozflex 24kg stick, never had a drama and accounted for a few good billfish.  I still have one 15kg stroker in my collection and haven't had any dramas, but are one brand I will steer clear off based on my experience, what you guys have said and the few I've seen snapped when interviewing at the ramps.

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As stated its a shame as

Mon, 2008-03-17 20:49

As stated its a shame as they have a nice feel to them and nice taper!
IF IT SMELLS LIKE FISH IT MUST BE GOOD FOR YOU!

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hey you guys talk about

Mon, 2008-03-17 21:11

hey you guys talk about swapping them , do i have any chance of doing that?? I suppose not