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Old 11-02-2015, 08:36 AM   #1
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A high quality fiber glass rod shouldn't be breaking. The only people that break rods are people from Florida. They fish 5 times more drag than they should and highstick like crazy.
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Old 11-04-2015, 10:04 AM   #2
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A high quality fiber glass rod shouldn't be breaking. The only people that break rods are people from Florida. They fish 5 times more drag than they should and highstick like crazy.
On the contrary: California built Avet LX/HX reels are best when used with the Avet South Florida cam installed to handle the softer drag tensions used for kingfish and sailfish off florida -- Still have yet to see a rod break from high sticking since moving to Florida. While growing up in Southern California, I worked as a deckhand on headboats for 5 years and observed multiple incidents of fiberglass rods breaking from high sticking. Breaks most commonly occured while bouncing a big fish.

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