Meltdown

 

An absolutely gorgeous day on the Yellowstone yesterday. Fish were eating Torrey's special cutthroat streamer and literally, nothing else. 

 

We did try nymphing and got a few but most of the good fish were on that streamer. We probably would have nymphed a little more but my rig got buried in the rocks while I was opening my beer and when I put a little pressure on the rod to pull it out, the rod snapped in the mid-section. Without even looking back at Torrey or Nathaniel, I preceded to make my 3-piece into an 8-piece. When I was finished I turned back at the boys and they just stood there looking on in disbelief, not wanting to say a word.

 

"Oh, relax," I said, "I'm not going to spend $80 to replace this rod again. I'm just f....'n with you."

 

Just a little bit of product info for you; this was a mid-priced rod--probably around $300-$350 and it cost $80+ to get replaced when it broke. It was given to me by a rep after a fishing trip and I used it as a boat rod for clients. It broke within the first few trips I had it and I couldn't find a dealer or an address to send it back to until last year. Again, $80 to fix or replace and it didn't last a season so now I'm done with the product test and I will continue to use TFO's for boat rods. They are in-expensive, only $25 dollars to fix or replace, incredibly durable, and they are the most accommodating rod company I've dealt with. They will literally get your rod back to you in less than a week.

 

Keep 'em where they live...