Robins' Tykes played some superb passing football despite the torrential downpours that were to lead to Surrey referee Gavin Ward taking the decision to abandon the game 13 minutes into the second half.
Post-match, Ward said: "From my point of view I have got to look at the players' safety. With the rain continuously coming down, the ball holding up and there was obviously a lot of surface water on the pitch, the players' safety has to be paramount and that was the reason for abandoning the game."
Argyle boss Paul Sturrock said: "I felt it was the right decision. I think he should have had a word with the two managers or captains at half-time and marked our cards but if we had played the next 15 minutes - after the decision had been made - it would have been shambolic because of the incredible deluge.
"At the end of the day it was getting bad enough as it was."
Robins said: "That was the best we have played and the players feel aggrieved because they have not got their reward today.
"It's disappointing because we played ever so well, we managed to get ourselves a 4-1 lead. The players are devastated. We have got to get over it and we have got to remember that we eventually have to replay it on a Tuesday night.
"It was a brilliant first-half performance - at the end of the day it is irrelevant but I was proud of the players because they gave me exactly what I asked for. Now they have to do it again when we come down here the next time."