Broken Soare

[JUNGLEJIMJIGS]

Sometimes I get line wrapped around the tip, usually when I set the hook and miss the strike and it usually comes free with a couple of rod shakes. This time line wrapped around tip with a hooked fish which kept the line tight and when I cranked the reel the tip folded over and broke. After 5 1/2 years of hard use my favorite rod which once had hot pink guide wraps that were sun bleached white had broken. Luckily, since I like the rod so much I ordered a second one plus a replacement tip just in case I broke the first one since the tip on these is .8 mm. Anyone else having line wrap issues with these tiny guides? I'm using 2-3# mono.

[gillchaser999]

Sorry to hear about your broken rod .
I too have issues with line wrap . That’s one of the reasons I went back to 2# Floroclear from using braided line .
The Floroclear is a fluorocarbon coated co-polymer and tends to curls if stressed, but just being a super thin line creates a problem with wind wrap.
I think it’s just something with light line that one has to deal with.
Buying backup rods and tips are a good insurance plan IMO .
That’s why I wanted a couple of the Abu Garcia MB 3 rods . I can’t imagine trying to find a tip section for one .

[DockShootinJack]

Hard to lose an old friend

[LVSpinfisher1]

Not how I broke my Abu Mass Beat extreme, but close. I was fishing trout magnet and was doing fine except one incident where I had a tug but set the hook after evidently the fish spit out and the jig grabbed the under growth instead....bang head!!

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[SuperDave336]

Hate you broke your favorite rod Jim. Glad you have replacement.

[Alphahawk]

I haven’t had any issues…but that could show up anytime, especially since I’m using PE line a lot more. In 13 years of using JDM rods only broke two. And they were broken by plain stupidity.


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[skeetbum]

Sorry to hear of the loss. As said already here kind of like old friends. I deal with tip wrap too but I’ve tried to pay more attention to the direction of the rod tip. If I turn sideways and the line goes slack it’s almost a guaranteed wrap, but if I keep mostly pointed in the direction of the bait there are much less at the end of the day. I haven’t broken one yet but there’s time and my rods seem to be getting lighter. Glad you had a backup Jim.

[Parrot]

Where do you buy a replacement tip from? Just in case I break mine haha

[hdhntr]

I don't buy expensive rods but when a friend decided to quit fishing for a while bought one of his st croix 10 foot UL rod with shimano reel outfits that had braid. First time I took it out was casting out a ways to brush piles using bobber when dang tip broke just from flinging the line out. my buddy sent it back but it cost lot more than I usually pay for a rod just for the tip. My only braid experience and I stripped it off.

Usually use 2 to 8 lb hi vis mono and don't have any issues with that. with most of my many different brand rods I will epoxy a tip from a rod I use for parts or simply epoxy a end guide on it and use it slightly shorter than it was.

Been using a Sam Heaton Super sensitive 7 foot UL rod as my go to this last year and really like that. Plus BnM was great at sending me replacement top or bottom piece when it broke. I did learn not to over stress it when hung up but to grab the line and work it or break it off and then no issues. BTW it handled a couple of big wipers or drums when I hooked into them.

[JUNGLEJIMJIGS]

Since the tip was so tiny at .8 mm I thought it would break eventually so I ordered another rod with two replacement tips. The two replacement tips cost almost as much as a new rod. Broke another tip so both rods now have replacement tips on them. Skeetbum fixed my two broken tips for me and now instead of using two 7 footers I fish with one and the other is now 6'10". Really like the action on the fixed tip, a little faster action than the 7 footer.