I realize that Parker, but the 1141 broke while just leisurely casting a shad dart! It mushed the male end of the ferrule and I almost lost the top section into the river. The 1143c broke while casually fighting a 5# silver last fall in the Snohomish river. Luckily I got that one replaced before Ted's decided to stop honoring the warranty.

Believe it or not, I've been fishing with graphite rods long enough that I have a pretty good idea as to what kinds of stresses they can and cannot take. Sharp hook-sets, or ANY sharp motion for that matter will usually cause thin, high-modulus graphite rods to break.

Remember too, the soft, slow action of an 1141 should help with this.

I also know not to use a line test that is vastly overrated for the rod.

I'm not trying to bash Allstar, just relating my experiences. One broken rod, yeah maybe a defect. 2 broken in the exact same place without mis-using them, coupled with the fact that a VERY reputable and knowledgable tackle store owner is no longer carrying them because of the high return rate of broken rods, and methinks there is something rotten in Denmark. (or Houston, Texas as the case may be. )