Brand new Ducket rod with brand new Shimano Curado reel, purchased the afternoon before I lost it. Never made a cast with it, it blew out of the boat in a tournament on Gville. After the tournament I with to GTO and purchased another new identical rod/reel, walked outside and as I was strapping it down on my front deck, the retractable strap slipped from my grasp and cracked the rod right in front of the reel! I almost cried. I walked back inside and they gave me a new rod.
