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