On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:59:58 GMT, Ken Fortenberry
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BJ Conner wrote:
wrote:
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briansfly wrote:
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Well thanks for the replies. It's a shame , I'm ...well..rather
"financially challenged", and made a decision based on name and
reputation and I'm sure it's a rare case. But I'm calling sage
um...often and leaving messages getting nowhere. I'm sure it's not a
priority to deal with a guy who bought one of their low end reels. But
you live and learn I'll keep trying and get to the bottom of it or
fish it till it freezes...Hopefully they will return my calls.
Thanks,
Brian
I'm curious as to what number you are calling? When i've called, I
always get to talk to a person, and have never needed to leave a
message. Maybe you're trying after Sage business hours? Or maybe i'm
just lucky? ;-)
brians
No I get an operator and ask for reel repair they transfer meee..rings
twice, then a voice mail for Bill comes on everytime...so I leave Bill
a message.
Call back and tell him you're from the Chamber of Commerce...

Yeah, that works every time. ;-)

Apparently Bill is the only guy at Sage who deals with reels.
I have an old Sage 5400 and I had a few questions about it so
I was directed to Bill. He took awhile getting back to me but
he did return email.

All he's got to do is threaten to post a note about his problems on
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/Flycorner?hl=en the most widely
read, most authorative fly fishing site in the world. Sage will send
him two or three new reels rather than challenge the power behind that
web site.

LOL !! That explains the latest infestation of roff by
His Silly Mikeness, he got tired of talking to himself.

OK, I did something I rarely do, and visited the link. And in doing so,
I saw another link (from one of the few other posters to the "group,"
another "Mike") that looked interesting, and thought, hey, what the
hell, in for a penny, in for a pound...

And here's why, at least for a time, I'll just revert to my policy of "I
don't visit other fishing groups, VBBs, etc.":

http://www.archive.org/details/MikeL...sForFlyFishing

(It's a work-safe video with sound)

I'll reserve comment, other than "it should speak for itself,"
R
....on second thought...one comment: "Maybe 'Shooting Heads - the Plastic
Worm of Fly Fishing Lines' will be next in the series..."