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We are sorry you experienced a problem with a Palmarius brand rod. We want all our customers to have an outstanding experience. Our rods are tested in such a way that gives us a very high degree of confidence we are sending sound product out the door, we also realize that thin, ultra sensitive and by definition light rod can be easily damaged, especially in transport and while not fishing.
To try and combat injuries, seen and unseen, to the Carbon Fiber shafts please store and transport your rod in the provided Palmarius rod sleeve or a Palmarius Mesh Rod Sleeve.
Fish the rod parallel to the water or lower down to point the rod at the water in the case of a nice fish. In SPJ Style fishing we do not pump the fish, we do not high stick the rods or set the hook, rather we reel down until we are tight and from there you can grind the fish in using the power of the reel or even get on the gunnel cowboy style, straddling the rail, reel down with rod pointed the water and pull the gimbal (butt of the rod toward the sky, reel down, repeat). SPJ rod blanks at under 2 ounces are simply not designed for Bill Dance style hook sets or high sticking - please observe proper Japanese form and you will be fine.
Slow Pitch Rods are designed by their nature to be fished without excessive drags and loads. Ideally once the fish is hooked, follow your fish around the deck and/or spin the boat to aid in maintaining a proper fighting angle of anywhere from 0 degrees (pointing the rod tip at the fish and often in the water) to an absolute maximum of fishing the rod parallel to the water (45 degrees).