I hear ya Bob.

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
Actually, I tried to get a replacement for it, but the rod is no longer
avialable. I actually hoped they would have a matching upper (part
broken)
I definitely did not ask for a free replacement.

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"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
With all due respect Bob, if I set a toolbox on a rod & broke it I know
what
I'd do - put it in the garbage can. Why would a generally good guy like
you
think the maker of the rod should bear an inkling of responsibility for
your
screwup?

I'll leave it at that...

Warren

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
I did not ask a single one of the manufacturers to replace the rods at
no
cost. Just said, let me know what you can do.

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"Bob Rickard" wrote in message
. com...
IMHO, products damaged by user accidents or abuse should NEVER be
replaced
for "free", and we are kidding ourselves if we pretend they should
be.
No
business trying to stay alive can just eat the costs involved,
meaning
they
are obviously passed on to future customers by raising prices on
their
products.

Personally, in almost 60 years of fishing, I have been lucky to
never
having
broken a rod through any accidents or abuse (probably because I am
careful
by nature), so I therefore resent having to pay for the carelessness

of
others. I believe that it is only right that businesses wake up and
revert
to the honest policy that "You break it, you buy it," and quit
penalizing
the rest of us.

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(AKA Dr. Spinnerbait)
www.secretweaponlures.com
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"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
I was going through all my rods and could not believe the number
of
rods
I
broke in the last year. I decided to box them and send them back
to
the
various manufacturers.

Some legitimately should be replaced under warranty for things
like
bad
guide wrapping or eyelet inserts popping out. Others were broken
due
to
my
carelessness and a few I just don't know why the broke. With each
one
I
included an honest description of how they got broken and what was
wrong
with them. I also included a check for $10 for return shipping
with
each
package except for Lamiglass which specifies 14.50 on their
website.

Here is what I have so far.

Silstar/Pinnacle. One Rod Sent. The fastest return was from
them.
I
sent
them a rod I gave my son for his birthday. I set a tool box down
on
it
when
fishing and broke it. Out of warranty, and definitely not the
fault
of
the
rod. They sent back a better quality rod than the broken one
because
the
broken one was no longer in production. No problems, no
questions.

St Croix one rod was definitely defective with an insert that had
popped
out, and I "found" the tip broken off the other. I think atleast
one
of
them was less than a year old, but I could not find the receipts.
The
arrived the day after the Silstar rod with a note about things I
should
do
to take better care of my rods.

Quantum. Two rods. Both probably broken from carelessness. No
problem.
One was no longer in production so they upgrade to slightly more
expensive
rod. I had no receipts included with these rods. These arrived
back
the
same day as the St Croix rods.

Bass Pro Shops. Returned two identical Bionic Blade IM-8 rods.
Both
were
defective. One had bad eyelet wrap glue and the eyes were coming
off
the
other broke mid section when it was picked up with very little use
or
abuse
(I don't care for these all that much because they are heavy.) I
received
one brand new replacement today, with reason why they only sent
one.

Fenwick. Sent two almost new Eagle GT rods along with a receipt
for
5
rods.
(I like these for light spinner baits and crank baits.) One was
definitely
defective, and one was stepped on. I haven't yet heard from them.
They
received my package on t he 17th.

Lamiglas. Sent one 3 wt rod with receipt, and a check for 14.50.
definitely under warranty damage was questionable. The tip of the
rod
broke
off in transit to the ABA classic in November. The rod had seen
very
little
use, and I don't think I did anything to damage it. When I took
it
out
of
the rod cover the tip was hanging from the line. I haven't heard
from
them
yet. The did cash my check. It hit my account on the 24th. The
package
was delivered to them on the 17th.

Pflueger. Sent two rods with no receipt. Both damaged by abuse.
No
response.

I would say that Silstar and St Croix both went beyond what they
were
obligated to do. I am concerned about Lamiglass and Fenwick. I
haven't
a
clue what to think about Bass Pro Shops given their normally more
than
generous return policy.

Bob La Londe
www.YumaBassMan.com