Just wanted to say hello to everyone, "newby", and thank all of you for all the great information everyone has so freely given over the years. I have been reading this site for ever, and have gotten a ton of great, and practial information, and finally got to put it to use out in the field, once i bought my first boat at last years boat show at freedom hall. My first question to everyone is has anyone had any problem with breaking the lips off of the rapala dt series, and if you have, is there anyway to prevent this. I have now broken at least five of them last year, and the last one had a 3lb bass attached, really a bummer. thanks for any help i can get. Once again thanks for everyones great advice throughout the years