I've seen more people break rods with mono, and well, actually none with braid, but then the vast majority of people have always used mono, so I'm sure its just a numbers thing. But why would anyone put that much pressure on a rod, I've never figured it out. I have friends that I've watched break rods pulling on fish, snags or whatever and the main reason is they just don't know to not high stick it (or don't know they're doing it), keep the rod down and it won't break.

I never let anyone try to get my line un-snagged, even when I'm running the boat I won't hand it off. I see too many people push the rod way past the limit and don't even know it.

You could fish 80lb braid and never break an 1141 if you fish it correctly.