To bend or not to bend

[murdok]

only time i want my rods bent is when there's a fish on the line.

[DRFISHDUCK]

Wait a minute, not a fair comparison. Warm beer is not tolerable. I mean, I can skimp by on a lot of things. A bent pole is one of them. But beer? Absolutely not! Must be cold beer!

Absolutely!! Especially in the hot summer! Dos Equis Amber in a frosted mug!! And others!

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[deathb4disco]

[silverside]

Not to be argumentative (or cheap), but can you not use a "bent" pole? I use old poles all of the time, probably with slight bends in them.

Yes you can use it. The amount of bend or twist will be a variable to casting accuracy

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[Lake Life]

No bend. I store them straight and true.

[catchNgrease]

Can't vote. Not enough options. I keep my rods rigged "taught", but not bent per say.

Taught, but not bent also with a twist around the pole to keep from mating two rods together.

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[Slab]

Alphahawk is correct .... fiberglass rods are prone to "setting in" if left bent, especially in high heat.

I had that very thing happen to a Bass rod that got left in a bend, in my car during the Summer .... ruined. I have a fiberglass rod, right now, that the tip end is bent (slightly twisted) from having been left stacked in a corner (hand me down rod from my Mom/Stepfather).

Ruining that Bass rod, back 35-40yrs ago, was all it took for me to stay away from situations that would ruin any more rods, and I've kept them stored "in the house/apt" in storage racks & with no line tension on the tip. My boat is stored outside, covered, and I don't leave rods in the rod box (or in the truck).

egg zackly

[Ketchn]

tight and wrapped so it wont bend the rod . even a good rod can take a warp after to much bent in one position