The Northern California Fly Fishing Board

Three. The first was a Sage 6wt that snapped clean as a whistle on a back cast double haul.

I use schedule 40 pvc as rod tubes (cheap, durable, strong). When I unpacked my rods in Terrace, BC I found a note from customs acknowledging thier inspection of the tubes contents (the only time my rods have ever been inspected) and a broken tip on my 9wt Reddington as proof positive of their handywork.

The third one, I propped my brand new, first time fished Scott 4wt against a rock on the bank of the American before wading out to help my wife work on slowing down her casting rhythm. After a few minutes I heard my dog chewing on what sounded like VERY dry twigs. Nah, it couldn't be.....

Scott replaced the rod but I'm still fishing with a circumcised line.