New Falcon Rods - Worthless IMO

[ollie]

Just had another Falcon rod snap on me this weekend. 🤬 Three to four years ago I bought the HD brand bait caster and while I was trying to dislodge a lure from behind a rock the rod snapped. I noticed the break occurred right at the flex  point. I was bummed out and thought to myself, well, you brought this on trying to man handle that lure out. Fast forward to yesterday on Father's day no less. Buzz and I were just dyeing to get out on the Elk and fish it. We load up and headed down. We are no more than half an hour into the float when I grab the Jason Christie bait caster and give it a toss. While I was in the motion of casting I hit the side of the kayak. Guess what? That rod broke almost in the same spot as the other one! Right where it starts the flex point. A good foot and a half from the tip. I have older rods from them I love and never had one do this before. Obviously these are made cheaper than they were in the past. I hope you guys who have the higher end rods from them don't have this problem. I know I won't buy another Falcon at the cheaper price point again. The rods casted great and were fairly light so they really did feel good in your hands. Save your money for a better one is all I can say.

[Mitch f]

How hard did you hit the kayak?

[ollie]

Apparently hard enough! I was just making a side arm cast like any other time I would. So not like any harder than I normally would.  Of course since they are lower price point rods the warranty on them were only a year. Both of them lasted over a year, but that was about it. I'm not certain whether it broke right as I hit the boat or after it tried to load up because you can tell where I hit it. The guide was bent right there so I'm not sure whether the line couldn't load and snapped it or whether the rod just snapped when I hit the yak. And yes I was throwing a lure well within the weight limits of the rod. 3/8 ounce spinner bait I believe is what I had on.