Wow, that is a BIG whitefish....bigger than most Sky brats! Good thing you had PP on! How'd it eat? grin

Well Jody it sounds like you obviously know how to treat/handle your rods and you probably have never broken one (at least while fishing wink ). But you would have to agree that the average Joe (no offense Fly or Rvrfshr) has a greater chance of breaking an (overloaded) 1141S with 30 lb. Power Pro than with 8 lb. mono.

I've seen lots and lots of rods rated for 8-17 lb. line break, snap, and/or shatter with 12 lb test for main. Don't you think it would be easier to break that type of "beefy" rod with 30 lb test, not to mention a "noodle" rod, rated for 4-8 lb test?

I hear alot about bent out hooks, and alot of mono leader snap-offs while using braid, I'm just surprised that I don't hear of more rods broken....that was my point.

Ike