Thread: Bonne Idee 12/9

Nice catch my bbul broke in rod box just keep an extra tip makes for a better trip. They always break when fish are bitting.

Great catch 20watt. Thanks for taking us along. I love the Bonne Idee. Beautiful place with lots of memories.

Nice catch.

I'm with Tracker123 don't think it was the braid. Way to load the box Thanks for sharing

I have had the same problem and I use mono seems to be with the IM6 graphite rods. I'm afraid to lift fish in the boat anymore? Also have Shakespeare bass pistol grip rods that are IM6 at 5.5' and have broken at least 6-8 in the last 3 years. They are cheap rods so no big $ loss but hard to find old style "true pistol grip" anymore. No problem with B&M but same problem with the Academy Shakespeare trigger-spin crappie combo rig! ~~<*{{{{<<

i don't have the lifting a fish problem.....somehow

I remember breaking two on the same day first of the yr. I think the problem that day was it was in the 20's and my guides were freezing. The line was sticking in the guides changing the way the weight of a fish is loaded on the pole. I would stick it in the water to thaw but it wouldn't last long. I'm thankful I don't have that problem very often. Broke one at dbone bout two months ago as well.

20Watt, I don't think it is the braid. I have pretty much fish braid exclusively for the last 3-4 years and the only rod broken in my boat was a BnM pole that my wife broke when she hung the jig on a stump and put too much pressure on it. I have never broken any of my Wally Marshall poles, even with the braid.