I have been going through rods like no tomorrow. I went years without breaking one now seems like everytime I fish one breaks or gets stolen. Started building my own,only built 2 so far. Still learning but cool to build one exactly how you want it.

I had 50lb power pro, but drag was set too tight... 100% user error

only rods I've broken except for one were shimanos and it wasn't user error. Dont use em anymore. Other one was a light skeleton that broke on a huge red. My fault because i shouldve out that rod down before jacking with those reds

Both user error....

all i fish is shimano an i the only ones i ever broke was stepped on love them i wont buy anything else an went buy two new ones from lc tackle last week they told me to just keep the recipt an the warrnty is still good

Damn, that sucks that you guys have had so much trouble with Shimano's. Shimano has been the only rods that I have bought because none have ever snapped on me (unless I did something careless, but not under normal fishing conditions), and because of their exchange policy. I'll stick with what has been working for me, until it quits working. Then I will see what else is out there.

Grabbing the rod with one hand half way up pole and one hand on handle to flip a fish in will snap the rod or put stress crack in it . Seen alot of folks do that trick. They then blame poles fault, but it is user error.

100$ to replace which model??? must be crucial and cumara. The new ones suck anyways. better off buying G loomis if all this is true. The new maroon cumaras are like casting a 2X4!!