Been practising for a local open match most of the week and I was just finally getting to grips with it and I'd just landed an 8lb carp and decided that I'd pack up.

So I stood up, lost balance and ended up doing a wrestling type drop knee manouvre right through the no 6 section of my pole- one that hulk hogan would have been proud of.

Had previous pole 18 years no breaks, accidents, new pole 3 months breakage.

Oww well worse things have happened at sea....

One of the expensive sections, tho you could get it repaired ,the pole doctor does a brilliant job

I agree with Stikflote, no need to panic Steve, these type of pole repairers are really impressive. I once did the same thing except I stood on mine and someone pointed out a pole repairer advertising in AT from up't norf somewhere, it could even have been these.

They picked it up from the door and delivered it back to the door with the offending No. 8 section as good as new, I couldn't even see where the repair was it was that good.

Not in time for your match maybe but there isn't anything you can catch on a pole that can't be caught on a rod and line mate, there was a time............

Luckily I spoke to the fishery owner as he came round to see to see how everyone was doing and he knows a angler who does repairs professionally and had repaired his own Daiwa tournament pole.

He showed me the repaired section and you had to study the section to see where the repair had been carried out. If it wasnt pointed out you would not have noticed it, the repairer also reckons that the repaired section is now stronger than the other parts of the pole but does not alter balance etc.

However what I decided to do, with the pole only bring 3months old, was to get a new section and also repair the damaged section in case it happens again (fingers crossed).

I had bought the pole from Ted Carter in Preston (cracking shop for gear and help, I have endorsed them on other threads also) and when I ordered the pole section they said that because the broken section was ordered within the first 12 months they would replace the section at cost- which was £118.00 (is a lot of money but it wasnt a cheap pole)

Thanks for your replys and Graham you will be glad to know I still use the rod and line extensively- can't beat waggler and tip fishing!