theres sum bloke in balga whos fixed a few of my mates rods he does a good job ay

 ill get his number and let ya know ay

what brand is the rod ledge?

seems like it was a expensive squiding trip

why would you be trying to snap the line with a bend in the rod ???

wind up tight with the rod tip pointing straight down the line .. grasp the spool and then pull straight back ... expensive way to learn this

one thing i've learnt is graphite certainly ain't solid and unbreakable/indestructable

Might be worth pointing out also that graphite is a far superior material to fish with as the rod compliments good anglers but is succeptible to breakage due to point loading ( read:highsticking) for less experienced fishos then glass will afford a lot more abuse while generally lacking in performance.

depends if you understand what attributes to breakage - only eer broken rods that i broke out of missuse.

remember the 90% rule - if the fish is down at vertical rod dont go higher than horizontal - alternatively if the fish is perfectly horizontal( not possible unless your fishing uphill) then the rod cant go beyond vertical -thus 90% diference.

You should know about graphite being indestuctable!

you dont hurt a fish nearly asmuch by highsticking - to put maximum pressure on a fish - lead it with your rod and get the most hurt through the butt of the rod - the tip will just absorb an anglers errors - while only slight,all anglers including myself but done to an acceptable level - no breakage.

have a look at the photo on the first post in "Jewel rod" - thats as high as you would want to go or risk a return trip to the tackle shop.

dont wanna sound like i know everything just trying to help those that dont grasp the concept - so please take it in good faith.

buy a new rod

What brand and model of rod is it?

Sounds like a 2pc, you're probably better off buying a new bottom half.

This is why i never buy graphite. I never hear normal rods breaking.
Nice and light but one drop or bang against something they are a time bomb waitin to break

Best guy to see about fixing rods has to be Jim head in balcatta

We do!! All rods break, its just how you break it. Ive owned graphite and fibreglass rods, inc Ugly Stiks. Ive broken both graphite and fibreglass through stupidity, highsticking and overloading with heavy line.

Best to learn how to treat your rods right and how to break off snags without loading the rod.

the only time i have highsticked was the other night when i was hooked up to a 40 odd kg ray hhaha. the rod wouldnt have been able to take it for much longer, so took it carefully at the tail end of the fight! that was on a composite rod aswell. never highstick to retrieve a lure, or snag. fast track to snapping a rod. graphite is very succeptible to snaps, so you have to be careful and fish 'professionally', and most of all, dont do anything stupid.

i find the best way to get snags off is to titan the line and grab it with your finger then let it fling back

Reece thats fine as long as your not putting too much pressure on the line or the rod .. fine braid can cut your fingers very easy .. and it hurts like a b!tch :(

if you dont want to break rods stick to the old school type rods lol like solid glass or semi glass semi graphite solid tip rods, wont regret it! i seen like 3 graphite rods broken without effort, graphite and sharp jerking motions is a big no no especially the light 1-5kg ones.

stick to glass rods or be very careful

the only graphite rod i had was weak as piss compared to all the glass ones but it was light haha, it in the end did break

graphite rods are shit , they are very light , but one drop of the rod might aswell throw it away .

go ugly stick , i havent broken one yet :)

all but maybe 3 or so of my rods are graphite. Other than in certain fishing situations, I wouldn't go back to f/g even if you payed me.

Sounds like the forum is full of unco's if they are forever dropping their rods.......

I have over 10 graphite rods all get regular use i have never had one break ever.Don't know what you guys are doing?

i only broke one graphite rod, and that was cos i was being a dick with it when i first bought it. i have a Daiwa Procaster V (now discontinued) and i have thrashed that rod so much and it hasnt given in. ive dropped it so many times on the rocks and the ground, not even the slightest hint of snapping. as huggy said, there must be so many careless and uneducated people here if they think f/g is better than graphite. i find f/g rods really sloppy for my lighter work, because im so used to the graphite.

hahaha. may i remind you that you broke the tip of my rod aswell ;)

Graphite rods are awsome if treated right, definately better than glass action wise.hooking into a herring on a 4kg outfit feels like a 3kg tailor.I wouldn't even attempt a straight rod snap just cut the bloody line.$100 rod vs $5 Yo-zuri?

i got told that graphite rods are very very fragile and one slight drop or knock on anything and might aswell throw the rod away ?? :s thats why i said grphite rods aint very good

Not fragile at all, it is dependant on how you treat your gear. If you are fishing on rocks or reef and tend to be a bit enthusiastic with putting your rod down, then yeah they will break.

Have fished reef from Perth to Quobba without a problem on graphite and the only FG rods I have are for my kids. 

Best action and great on the back and arms (when you are trying to hold a 13ft FG rod in the face of a stiff SW with an 8oz sinker, you certainly appreciate the light weight of a graphite) .  And on the boat just fantastic.  

Out of around 30 rods I would have maybe 6 or 7 glass. Only thing I use them for is line class fishing where the soggy action is more forgiving on 2 and 3 kg mono. Anything 4 kg and over and it's back to graphite. Also got a couple of loaner rods for newbys that you know have poor technique and arejust going to high stick.
Funnily enough I have never really broken many rods. One procaster barrra rod and one glass bottom bashing rod years ago is all I can remember.
Got a tcurve that has all the epoxy worn away and blank is scored where a lures trebled have rubbed but still gets loaded right up and hasn't exploded yet.