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Location: NYC (and many weeks in MN during summer) | rod manufacturers perform all sorts of tests when building their blanks. Those tests are designed to push the rod to the edge of its capabilities, then surpass it. By controlling the pressure a rod experiences, these companies have a pretty good idea how far a rod can be pushed before it snaps.
Exceeding a rods rating does 2 things, first, it limits you on how far you can cast an overweight lure, and secondly, every time you "pull back" before the lure goes forward during a cast, your that much closer to having the rod snap.
I'd get a heavier rod
Randy |
