Thank you for taking the time to leave a review for the Penn Pursuit Jig Spinning Rod. We appreciate your honest feedback and we apologize for any inconvenience you experienced with the rod breaking near the butt section while handling a 15 KG target. We would suggest that you should not lift fish out of the water with teh rod when Jigging or popping specially Larger than 10 KG fish as chances are it may not be handled properly when doing so. Always use a Landing Net and Gaff in such cases to avoid such incidents. If you have any further concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to our customer service team. Thank you for choosing Penn Pursuit.