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10 easy ways to break a rod

...or how to avoid it

By Roland Henrion

All 10 pictures

Broken rod

Broken rod

Crack!

Crack!

Docking

Docking

During a cast

During a cast

During a fight

During a fight

Heavyweight

Heavyweight

Rods on a car

Rods on a car

Rods wating to break

Rods wating to break

Snagged on a mangrove

Snagged on a mangrove

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