I have two good rod stories. The first is mine. Several years back I had just bought a new pole and was heading out camping on the Cowlitz river. I had my 12 dingy on the top of the truck and my 9.9 motor in the back secured to the side. Also in back was my new pole. So anyway we decide to go fish Skate Creek. I drive to the creek and stop to fish. I open the back of the truck and see my 9.9 rolled over to the other side. How it came free is anyones guess. I then see my new pole is in three pieces instead of two. After a loud expletive I picked up my rod. I was HOT. But after venting my anger in words I decided to try and fix my rod. I found a drill bit in my glove box with some electrical tape. I jury rigged the rod and it caught one fish. The only fish between three guys. The next day we return and I open the back up to see the damn motor had got free again. I still can not figure out how. Needless to say my three piece is now a four piece. I fixed the rod with a piece of thin wire I found in the truck, yes I have all kinds of crap in my rigs. I catch only one fish. Again the only fish between three guys. So after I returned home a fixed the rod a bit better then wire, but left the drill bit in as it was in the lower section. I go lake fishing and catch a ton of trout on it. Then one day I set the hook and POW the drill bit snapped. I fixed the rod later the right way. Then I go fishing one day and after landing a bunch of trout I catch a state record brown bulllhead cat fish. Needless to say I have now retired the rod and that is my rod story. the other is just a short one. My backdoor neighbor, who was a real A**HOLE comes home from work one night to see his wife smashing the crap out of his really nice Lamiglass S-glass rods. All six of them. Played driveway drums with those babies. I never did get the truth out of them on that. I wathced from the window and laughed so loud they heard me. Maybe that's why they moved?

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