Pak Jon,
looks like the rod broke at the joint.
anyone shared the same experience with carpenter rods?
cheers
izhan
Hi Izhan ,
That happened way back in 2003 when I was still practicing " no line out " technique and the rod was a UFM Deepwater , can't remember which one . Now I am not as strong as before and hence the change of my equipments , gone are all the SP n WV models , now only have PE 6~8 rated rods and below ( CV , EP , BLC , etc. ) .
Carpenter rods have evolved too , I am still digging around with the new concept rods , some may not be suitable for GT fishing near the reefs but in deeper water , some may still be usable . In my last trip to the Mollucast islands , the one that I got " reefed " was with CV79/40RF SHP with initial drag setting of 10 kg n meanwhile I survived a 30 kg speciment was with BLC84/22R P-1 with a mere 6 kg initial drag , it depends on the fish where it decides to run .
Jon .