Hi Savvy,
This is not a yes or no answer. Not black or white. But multi faceted.
1. Being that the rod is new, 3rd trip, it could be a manufacturing issue. CTS has to be able to determine that. Contact them if you have not already.
2. The blank/rod could have been banged against something hard. and may break at a latter date. Picture scoring a piece of glass and then tapping the score to cut the glass.
3. Risk vs reward! Trying to catch fish is always an evolution of choices. Years ago we were meat fishermen, used strong sticks so we could swing heavy fish and catch them as fast and as many as possible while the bite was on. Todays regulations and very small limits have caused many fishermen to choose lighter rods so they can have more fun. That is the risk, fishing too lite. The reward is that you have more fun fighting the fish. Possibility of a broken rod OR more fun. A choice for which the angler is held responsible.
I have broken a couple of rods due to RISK! I would do it all over again. Jigging blues on lite tackle was a blast and then trying to swing them in the boat, man that was fun. However I accepted the responsibility for the broken rods. As a rod builder I just built myself a new one.
4. When the CTS blanks first hit the market several of the BS's did break. If I remember correctly maybe 15-18" below the tip. They are great blanks and my customers liked them. I alerted CTS to the problem as I am sure others did and they redesigned the blank and beefed it up in some areas.
5. CTS was good in that they would build a blank to a customers design. This is how the Capt Neil, CN 700 series of blanks came about. I had them add some flex and make the blank more moderate and beef it up just a bit. They were great blanks for our type/style of fishing Long Island.
I hope this helps a bit and hopefully gets the juices flowing for responses. Just my thoughts and am interested in hearing for you out there. We need your questions and responses to make this a great forum.
Neil
Welcome Neil & Ralph. Glad to have you guys aboard...Let's get you fellas working...
I recently had a "mishap" with a CTS BS702 that exploded while I was setting the hook on a tog. It was a brand new rod out on it's third trip and BOOM! I have another BS702 that I've been using for tog for several years and never had an issue.
I'm wondering, have either of you heard about this particular blank having issues exploding or is mine an isolated incident?
Good luck to you
