Well lets see the first one I broke was my first fly rod. Broke it going thru the woods. Got caught in some bushes and in my haste to undo it it broke above the ferrel. The second one was also a fly rod,I was sliding down a hill and at the bottom I landed kinda hard and the butt hit the ground and the tip shattered. I also broke a spinning rod. Got hooked on the bottom and in my rage as I was thrashing around it shattered. And last but not least I broke my favorite fly rod this fall. I was down on the river fishing and my reel decieded not to work (bearing fell out) so I went back to my car to change reels and as I was stringing my line thru the guides it just broke above the ferrel. It must of been just part of my good luck that I've been having this year.