How to baby a JDM ultralight rod
What should you do to take care of a JDM ultralight? I broke a Major Craft SSS-S682L/SFS rod and am not sure how I broke it. Got it repaired and it failed again. Did the same a third time. I then gave up. I had previously been told that I could not buy a replacement tip section but now, in 2021, I found that I now can get one and I did! It's a possibility it was a defective rod. OTOH, what about 'babying' a JDM rod? Is this necessary? What do you advise one to do so as to take care of expensive rods? With regular gear, I am very cautious not to step on one and stuff like that but as for bringing in a fish, I just do it and it's never been an issue. Is it an issue with a JDM ultralight and what should one do? I assume that boat lifting a fish is out, lol. What about casting, can you just cast normally with no concern? I mean light lures.
BTW, when it first broke, I contacted the seller for a warranty replacement and he denied it, saying something that I could not understand due to English not being his primary language, something like, "I told you when you bought, treat fish lightly, tip very sensitive." Whatever he said in the beginning and whatever he said post-break, it was not specific at all.