Wish I had a telescopic rod that day…
It was a cracking good day, a fresh in the river and there were salmon about. We pulled the boat up at a good looking pool and with eager anticipation starting casting and swinging lures through the most likely looking water. After a few casts my friends line tightened up and he struck hard. An almighty crack cut the air and his rod broke in 2 places. A snag not a fish. Twelve year old rod’s life had come to an end (incidentally that rod has caught many many big fish).
Anyway – we carried on fishing for a while, friend with broken shorter rod, me with full rod, but it just wasn’t right. It was at least 40 minutes back to the car and I cursed having not put a spare rod in my bag – especially as I had 2 perfect spare telescopic fishing rods sitting at home. They only weigh a small amount and take up next to no room. Would have been an easy fix. Eventually we gave up and headed for home early.
True Story – this happened to me just 4 days ago! I highly recommend sticking a spare telescopic fishing rod in your kit, even if its only as a back up to your usual non-telescopic fishing rod.
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