Guys, I did think seriously about deleting this thread but have decided to let it remain. I want to make the comment that as a forum, we're usually very cautious with what we permit to be posted in terms of broken equipment.
The reason for this is that we don't think that it is fair for discussions that may lead to products being denigrated (often and usually without the appropriate context) are not in the interests of the members at large as it can lead to people being misinformed.
There have been a very small number of rods over the years which have developed a reputation for breaking inexplicably but in the very large majority of cases, these have resulted from abuse, rods being bumped causing some fracturing of the graphite and creating a weak point or angler error such as high sticking.
Few anglers are willing to admit error on their part.
I would also like to make the comment that there is nothing out there that suggest there is any manufacturing fault in the case of the Kaibatsus.
I have seen breakages in nearly every brand of rod out there at some point and many have been inexplicable. That said, I suspect these rods may have copped a bad bump at some time in the recent past prior to breaking. Most examples of breakages I have seen have been caused by angler error or abuse.
