The Northern California Fly Fishing Board

I've broken one rod twice and two other rods once each.
The one I broke twice, on both occasions it folded as I started the backcast while fishing a rather small dry fly, the water resistance on the fly line was enough. ( Loomis 1084-4 IMX, early addition )
Another rod broke when I hung the fly on a rock behind me during the forward acceleration on a double haul....I was tuckered out, dropped my backcast and paid the price. That was Sage a 697-4 XP.
Then there was that day on the finger reefs south of Pescadero. It was a lousy November day and I tried to punch a cast into the foam with a nasty cross wind. I ended up putting a 2/0 point first, right through the blank, just above the cork grip ( and my thumb ). That was with my late great Sage 7100 RP.

Better days, Dave