[topwaterdog]

Thanks fishytx for one of my best fishing trips ever!! Well I had a little trouble finding lake fayette,but it was worth the frustration!! Hit the water at about 6:30......after about 30 min of topwater training by fishytx we started laying into them!! I have never caught anything off top water before this day!Wow!! Amazing!!!I have never seen so many fish pulled out of one hole!! Well I broke my new skeet reese tring to lift this 5lber into the boat after watching fishytx slinging'em in the boat like crazy!! Note to self.... dont grab to high on your rod!!!!

NO MORE SKEET REESE!

HERES THE RESULT!

FISHYTX 1ST FISH

FISHYTX 2ND FISH

3RD

4TH

What a awsome trip!!
MY WRIST STILL HURTS!!

prob caught close to 40 LMB!

 

[Hookem]

I have a 3 piece jig rod. [smiley=cry.gif]

 

[bassfantastic]

Ouch :'(

Nitro lance snapped his skeet yellow rod also, really thinking twice about getting one.

You must like waterdogs ;D ;D

Here I was thinking you were A topwater guru.

Doug knows fayette an is a helluva stick for sure, sounds like you all had a blast

Jim

 

[basschamp]

I don't know about the Skeet Reese specials but I just got two American Rodsmiths rods replaced. Twenty dollars each and they both looked just like yours does now before I sent them back.

 

[McToon]

Gloomis has the same warranty. Do a tigerwoods across the knee or a Bill Dance blooper on one and all you owe is the shipping.

My rod box door took some wind one day and closed rather abruptly on one of my rods and I got a new rod...no questions asked.

 

[HOOKEMHARD]

Accademy replaces their rods free also, no questions.

 

[HOOKEMHARD]

Bought a rod from allure. A G5 with an enlarged grip. Very sweet! they fixem for parts.

 

[mike2010]

I broke 3 allstar wr1's in one yr, they made them good. All 3 broke about 6in from the tip and all on dinks.

 

[fishytx]

You snapped way more shots of me than what I knew about? I was a little surprised to see that many shots. I thought you only took one snap shot and that's it.

I’m going again tonight and I think we are going to be on some fish. Why do I think this? Because I’m the boat driver tonight. Hehehe…

 

[WhoDat]

Recently had Loomis send me 3 replacement rods. I had broken them, over the past few years. It just took me a while to make the call, and pay the $50 per rod, to get them fixed. So, yes. It has hapened to me.

At least you did it, while catching a fish!

 

[fishinyak]

What did your topwater training consist of for Fatette? Nice fish by the way. Good job.

 

[marine0311]

I had a bass pro shop rod get slammed in the door and took it back three time and got up graded ones and last week went to get another and I almost got a Skeet but I went with the Vortex from Abu Gracia used on the Tue niter and didn't catch anything with it but guess what it looks good ha ha

 

[topwaterdog]

I know I broke it,but I love that skeet reese rod!!! Its a topwater\jerkbait rod!! And I can see it in the dark (almost pitch black)

 

[rmfa]

Very nice!!  I'm sad to see the Skeet Reese down...  I think its time to test that new battery!

 

[Taxman]

Cant blame the rod really. If you grab any rod too high with a decent fish on it can break. I own a bunch of them and no issues at all with them and will continue to buy them until I dont have room for more on the boat.

Nice fish too.

 

[fishjunkie]

Taxman is right on, I have been looking for an article I read about NOT to grab the rod above the cork area in front of the reel, as it weekens the backbone of the rod, I too learned the hard way.

 

[bassfantastic]

I know I broke it,but I love that skeet reese rod!!! Its a topwater\jerkbait rod!! And I can see it in the dark (almost pitch black)

When Lance snapped his Skeet reese special he took it back to Cabela's and got a new one, no Question's asked

Jim

 

[Taxman]

THe only issue I have had now is the cork on the end of the rod handle broke off today. I tend to hold it with my hand when casting for added torgue. It didnt like that. But the rod is still fine. Cabelas here I come.

 

[topwaterdog]

yea i got mine at cabelas too.......they will give me another one but, it cost me 20 dollars in gas to get back down there.........and i always spend more money....or buy another rod too!!! Its a consperiousy!!

 

[FISHING KING]

haha note to self- " from now on lift big bass by lip, not rod"