[QUOTE=CM_Stewart;512606]Very, very few rods are broken by fish, but rather by inattention when putting on or taking off the line, QUOTE]

Yep, as careful as I've been, I broke the tip off the end of my rod trying to take the line off the lillian. I thought I had the tip completely inside the rod, but in my haste, forgot to check and snap!

Last year fishing the Big Thompson in CO, I caught some pretty hefty Rainbows and never once was I concerned about my rod breaking. But regardless if I am using it in a trout stream or a Bluegill pond, I never use more than 5x tippet.

Just my 2 cents.