I broke my Tict (IC69-RP-Sis) the second day I fished with it, pulling back and lipping a 15-16 inch bass in my kayak. Snap. I just assumed I shouldn't have done that, and ordered a new top half. I chalked it up as an expensive lesson.
Well, I was wrong. That rod is tough as nails, and has withstood some serious abuse. Oh, I have landed some big fish, giant carp that hit my crappie jig, and a number of "magnum" class spotted bass. I've also shot docks with it when I forgot my dock rod. I even screwed up one day and an errant trailer strap hook yanked it out of the boat and dragged it 50 yards across a rough parking lot, and it survived with a minor re-glue of a guide.
I now firmly believe that the first break was not my fault, and that the rod was defective and/or damaged when I got it. It should not have broken lipping an average bass, on 2 lb test line. A friend has 2 Ice Cube RFs and shoots with his all the time. Tict rods are tough. I'm thinking of getting one of their SRAM ajing rods as a dock shooter.
"Alive without breath, as cold as death; never thirsty, ever drinking, all in mail never clinking."