03-29-2003, 03:13 PM
I fished with nothing but graphite rods all my life. I have fished in 0 to 20 below temps and have never had a rod break in the cold until Predator slammed it in the tail gate[]. But if you buy a good quality rod and you happen to break it. The manufacture will usally replace it free of charge. But custom rods you don't really have that option but I wouldn't worry about it, I think almost all rods break because of unknown damaged that occurred.
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