I have. It was a new Cabelas FT 904-2. I was float tubing Little Virginia lake near Bridgeport, CA. I had a fish on and was stripping the line. Trout about a pound. The rod splintered about 1 1/2 ft from the tip. It didn't break off, just splintered about a six inch section. I landed the fish and went back to camp and got my wind river 905-4 and finished the trip with it. I was there for a week and that was my first day out and my third fish. I sent the rod back to cabelas for an exchange. They were great. I did break the second rod this year on my tailgate. Got a new Redigton out of that break. Jimsnarocks