adg fly rods and reels??

Who is "adg"? I have no idea?

Anyone who wants to can have their own brand name fly rods made over seas
now.

When ever I buy anything, I like to recognize the name even if it is
"Hyundai".
--
Bill Kiene

Kiene's Fly Shop
Sacramento, CA
www.kiene.com

"steve sullivan" wrote in message
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Anyone familiar with them? I have bought 2 adg 6/7/8 reels (retail
$240), a adg titanium 7/8 rod (retail $900,), adg custom sized weighters
(retail $329)

They are all very good quality wise. I like the reels as much as I like
my hardy lrh.

What are people's opinion of them? While they are great products, the
warranty's are very discouraging.

My $200 plus reel's warranty card says :
UNCONDITIONAL WARRANTY. If any part of the reel fails to perform for
any reason, send it to us for repair with your address, receipt, and
registration copy, and $9.50 for shipping and handling.

Ok, you buy a $240 reel and they will fix it for ANY REASON for just
$9.50. But wait, after you have had your product a while you find out
they dont like just getting $9.50, so after the fact they are changing
your unconditional warranty to charging you $69.

This reel is as well built as my hardy, so I am not that concerned
My $450(on sale)rod says it has a unconditional lifetime warranty, for
$49 they will fix it or send you a new one. Apparently they are now
changing it to $100. I have not confirmed that but I will almost
certainly take it back if this is true. When one buys a rod that
retails for $900 and it has a uncondtional warranty, having to pay $100
if anything happens is insane.

Have any of the other companys changed the pricing of warranty AFTER THE
FACT? Because ADG has no qualms about retroactively changing the
warranty.

Adg are AWESOME PRODUCTS. In my opinion their warranty is insane. You
get the old bait and switch. You get a unconditional warranty with your
$250 reel that they will fix it for $9.95 and they then change it on you
to $70. Your $450 rod (retails for $900) they decide to change your
warranty from $49 to $98.

What are good rods in 8/9 weight that are titanium, and what is the
warranty?

Adg products are very good products, but their thinking they can change
the costs of a warranty after the fact greatly sully the company

In article ,
"Bill Kiene" wrote:

Who is "adg"? I have no idea?

Anyone who wants to can have their own brand name fly rods made over seas
now.

When ever I buy anything, I like to recognize the name even if it is
"Hyundai".

Well go to www.adgfish.com and you will see. Their rods are used by
casting champions and the tape they use on their waders is wanted by all
the wader makers including simms.

steve sullivan wrote:

In article ,
"Bill Kiene" wrote:


Who is "adg"? I have no idea?

Anyone who wants to can have their own brand name fly rods made over seas
now.

When ever I buy anything, I like to recognize the name even if it is
"Hyundai".


Well go to www.adgfish.com and you will see. Their rods are used by
casting champions and the tape they use on their waders is wanted by all
the wader makers including simms.


you are a fool.

waldo

In article t,
ezflyfisher wrote:



steve sullivan wrote:

In article ,
"Bill Kiene" wrote:


Who is "adg"? I have no idea?

Anyone who wants to can have their own brand name fly rods made over seas
now.

When ever I buy anything, I like to recognize the name even if it is
"Hyundai".


Well go to www.adgfish.com and you will see. Their rods are used by
casting champions and the tape they use on their waders is wanted by all
the wader makers including simms.


you are a fool.

I am not a fool. I may be ignorant, but I am not a fool. What am I
ignorant about?

steve sullivan wrote:

I am not a fool. I may be ignorant, but I am not a fool. What am I
ignorant about?

adg.... tape that simms covets? c'mom, you're hoodwinked.

Bill Kiene wrote:
Who is "adg"? I have no idea?

bill, same thing i thought... too damn bad we didn't think of it. a
brilliant marketing ploy of kpos,,,,,, 150 clams max, fly rods fer 400
smackers..... but gawdamn, ya saved 500 bucks... what a deal!

my take is that sullivan is a shill.... or the biggest fool ever to wade
these roffian waters...

wally