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Keep Fishing When Your Fly Rod Breaks

Most anglers who fly fish on a regular basislaid the reel at my feet and coiled up some
eventually break a fly rod. I have broken flyline beside it. I held the broken rod by the
rods more times than I’d like to admit.base section. I could cast and strip just
I suppose it will happen to all of us if wefine without ever needing my reel. I fished
fish hard enough long enough.Go ahead andall day like that and caught plenty fish.On
face the fact that your fly rod willanother summer day, while fishing deep in the
eventually break at a very inopportune time.San Juan National Forest in Colorado, I broke
So, the question is what will you do whenmy rod tip. I had gotten my fly hung near the
this happens? “Keep fishing” istop of a small tree. I pulled my fly line and
the only acceptable answer. If conveniencebent the tree over so that I could reach the
has provided, you brought a spare rod thatfly. It was working just fine. Buy the time I
you can easily get to. I never go fishingpulled the tree over enough to reach the fly;
anymore unless a carry a spare rod. I knowI had gotten enough slack in my line so that
how I am. I will break a rod. I broke threethe rod was now lying down flat on the rocks.
rods in one week on a particular ColoradoWell, I stepped on it. The rod broke just
trip. Fly rods are expendable to me.bellow the tiptop. Obviously I did not carry
I’ve stepped on them and sat on them.a spare rod. It was a little too inconvenient
I’ve broken them trying to pull theto pack a spare rod into where I was. You
sections apart. I’ve broken severalknow you just can’t cast a rod with the
tips buy trying to pull the fly line out oftip missing. So what was I to do? I broke the
the tip top. I’ve broken them buy usingrest of the tip section off so that it was
them to break my fall. You name it andflush with the first snake guide. I bent and
I’ve probably broken a fly rod whilereshaped the snake guide as best as I could
doing it.This is one reason why I buy rodsso that the tip would be as smooth for
with a good warranty. Lifetime warranties arecasting as I could possible get it. It was
great but not a necessity. All I need is anot the perfect fix but it worked well enough
good no-nonsense warranty that will allow befor me to finish the day fishing.I now
to send my rod back with a $25 or $30 checkrecommend carrying and emergency rod repair
for repairs.One summer, I was fly fishingkit with you wherever you fish. You can buy
from a boat on Lake Ferndale in East Texas.them or just assemble the supplies together
Somehow, the butt of my fly rod got wedgedin a plastic zip-lock. A good rod repair kit
between my boat seat and the boat. The rodis a handy assortment of things needed to
snapped right above the cork handle. There Irepair a broken rod in a crunch. The kit
was in the boat in the middle of the lakeshould include:- 1 Stripping Guide - 2 Snake
without a spare rod. I not only broke the rodGuides - 2 or 3 Tip Tops with different
but I broke my own number one rule.inside diameters- 1 Bobbin & 100 yd Spool
“Always carry a spare rod”. I wasof 6/0 Tying Thread - 1 Bottle cement (I
certainly disappointed but was not going toprefer 5min epoxy) - Sharp knife or
stop fishing. So, I took the real off of therazorSo… good luck on your next
seat, threw the butt section of the rod inadventure… and keep on fishing no
the bottom of the boat and kept on fishing. Imatter what.



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