Bait Monkey = Coyote Ugly?

[HeavyDluxe]

So, in the BPS spring sale thread, I mentioned that I made my first trip to BPS yesterday (down to Foxboro, MA).  I was more interested in seeing the store, spending a very small gift certificate, and spending a day with my son.    With the cost of gas and having to pay the People's Republic of Taxachusetts, I wasn't really planning on spending more than a couple bucks above the cost of my gift certificate.

 

Well, while I was walking around the store... I dunno, I started to feel kinda drunk on the whole experience.  That's when I saw her... She was tall, redhead, and had great stats, if you know what I mean.  Then, low and behold, she had a nearly identical twin - and they wanted to come home with me?!?   Well, what's a guy to do, you know?  I took both those sexy things home and planned to have my way with them.

 

Well, that was yesterday... When I woke up this morning, I kinda looked them over again.  In the light of a new day, let's just say they are were not what they appeared.  They had... how do I say this politely? They both had extra parts, if you catch my drift...  I can imagine how shocked you are, so you can imagine how disturbed I was to find this out!

 

So, now what do I do?  They're still here, down in the basement.  I touched them for a little while, but it just wasn't the same...  Should I get rid of 'em, or is there something I can do to make it better?

 

Any help you guys can offer would be appreciated.

[HeavyDluxe]

Whoa... ok, reading that I realize that perhaps my question isn't clear.    Don't want you to get the wrong impression.

 

Basically, I wound up talking myself into buying two new rods - 7' MF and MHF BPS Tourney Specials.  The price was ok, they looked like they were put together well, and a small group of older guys shopping together said they owned them and thought they were great (one picked another off the shelf).  So, I bought them.

 

I hemmed and hawed in the store, not sure I was making a good choice... But, I finally willed myself to the counter (along with other stuff).

 

This morning, I discovered that the rods are actually TWO-piece rods, where I thought I had purchased one-piece sticks.  On the upside, I imagine that will make them a little easier to cart around... But, I'm sure that - on the downside - there's a small loss in sensitivity because of the break in the blank.

 

I don't fancy the gas to run back down to try to exchange the rods...  So, I'm stuck with them at the moment, I suppose.  The question is whether or not there's any merit in zap-a-gapping the rods together into one piece rods... I have some means to ensure the parts are aligned.

 

Any thoughts?

[Bluebasser86]

I would either use them as is or hold onto them and take them back and get one piece rods. You don't lose a ton of sensitivity, especially in a lower end rod like that. I'd suggest just using them for moving baits and using them as is.

[lmbfisherman]

I have a spinning version of the Tourney Special (1pc), they aren't that bad and I like using it with reaction baits (small cranks, flukes..) like Blueebasser says, moving baits wouldn't be bad to use them for.  Or you could use them as your insta-bank fish moments. 

 

Personally I'd drive back, I usually go to my BPS about every month or two, they have a good return policy on their own products.  So usually you can go over the period, just explain what happened.  My BPS is about 1 hour and half drive.