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Yamaga Blue reef

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Brandon Khoo:
That is an extremely unusual place for a rod to break, let alone three in the same place. I think there is a reasonable probability the three rods got a hard knock when they were packaged together.

The Blue Reefs have no reported fault like this that I am aware of.

Felix Neuer:
as the rods belonged to different persons, they where of course not packed together while traveling, but they where used by the same person when they broke. we share of course the extra tackle/backup rods when at remote places.
all three broke during casting and the knot used on all three was the PR.
I suspected the knot to be the reason, but how can anybody tell.
maybe just some bad luck or way tooooo much power in the casters arms. ;-)

Brandon Khoo:
Felix, I have never heard of a rod breaking when it is being cast - unless what you are trying to cast is way beyond the weight limit of the rod.

Matt Born:
Hi,

i have a blue reef, and have paired it with a stella 10k with 80lb or 100lb power pro - cant remember.

i took it with me to southern Oman, in hope of catching a monster on it. i aimed to use 100-150g lures, and it cast all of these with incredible ease! - the best being the Siren lure, and 120g cubera popper.

i had lent the rod to Saoud our Omani Captain - and he hooked monster, but was unable to stop the beast before it found the reef.. perhaps my fault as i had loosened the drag to protect my new rod! i had another sizable fish hit a lure when i was casting, with probably 3/4 drag and me leaning full weight into it - no issues, until it spat the hook and i met the deck!! and last week, the Captain on a charter in Musandam caught this fish on it:




its now my standard in my arsenal - really enjoy the rod. - just need to catch a good fish on it!! haha

i fish with FG knot, but always have the knot outside the guides when i cast.

and to make those feel better - i broke a Komodo Dragon whilst casting last year... right where the shaft enters the butt piece - Smith graciously replaced it.

Matt

Brad Anderson:
Straight out of the delivery tube (December 2011) and the picture shows the result of the second ever cast of this rod.
I was casting a 90gram stickbait.
The walls of the tip were thinner than paper at the break point.
Bad blank batch? maybe?? Asked the supplier but never got a reply.
Won't be buying another and I'm glad I could post this on the back of a fellow fishermans concerns :)
I wouldn't be as surprised as some if there were other people that had experienced similar defects.

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