Originally Posted by
yafool
I am selling because I have IF79-2 and the IF86-2 as well and those two are my primary ones. I dont use these two shorter ones as much. They are extremely strong rods and yes, the tips may be fragile, but the backbone is the strongest ive seen in any rod. The T46 graphite makes them very light and sensitive. I have heard of the tips breaking from being careless or from people showing off to their friends how limber they are and bending them too much. Because it is so thin, it is easy to get your line wrapped around the tip, and when its wrapped and you swing on a fish, it can break pretty easy. I hate to say this and people dont like to admit it, but usually when a rod breaks, its user error. Rule of thumb for high performance rods. The more expensive it is, the more sensitive and light it is, the easier it is to break accidentally. Just my 2 cents