Broke Rod Tip On Hookset, What To Do?

[jsc4324]

Cpbass I just heard back from abu on my rod issue. New rod on the way as I suspected. I do have to pay the 9.95 but considering its my second time replacing the rod I guess that's a pretty fair deal. Hopefully they are as good to you

[CPBassFishing]

I also just heard from them. I am happy to announce that I am getting a new rod for just the $9.95 shipping fee. Thank you all so much for your help!

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

This is one of the most common breaks in modern rods and is caused by high sticking or other wise bending the tip beyond 90* to the blank. If it were a defect it would have broken on the first use. At any rate retailers and manufacturers are both generally eager to please so I'm sure you'll make out fine. Going forward, continue handling your rods with care but also be extra aware of your technique and be sure to never bend a rod beyond 90*. It not only jeopardizes the blank but actually loses mechanical advantage over the fish.

[HuskyKMA]

I also just heard from them. I am happy to announce that I am getting a new rod for just the $9.95 shipping fee. Thank you all so much for your help!

 

Good deal! Like DVT said manufacturing defects usually show up in the first couple of uses, so I'm not completely sure your break was due to such a defect. However, lucky for you (and the rest of us) most manufacturers are very willing to replace a rod even if it's blatantly obvious that it broke due to misuse rather than manufacturing defect. Manufacturers know that they're going to be replacing 1 of every X number of rods for some reason, so they build that in to their pricing strategy. It's basically a replacement plan that you're paying for whenever you buy a rod. I've heard of people getting replacement rods before after straight-up telling them that they slammed the rod in a car door!

[SirSnookalot]

Rod manufacturers know what breaks rods, they have been doing this a long time.  Whether it's a rod, an auto part and any about item, companies producing parts figure product defects into the overall wholesale pricing.  Those defective parts during production is what kept my scrap bins full.  My partner and I for a short period of time owned a stamping plant, one might think parts being stamped with the same dies and same pressure would be perfect everytime, not so.  A rod is probably no different than any other manufactured item, not every one will be perfect.

[loudcherokee]

OP, are you using braid? If so, have you set your drag properly to slightly give on the hook set to prevent ripping the lips off the fish, and rod breakage? Just curious as its something I had never thought about till doing a lot of research on braid before switching to powerpro 30#.

LC

[CPBassFishing]

OP, are you using braid? If so, have you set your drag properly to slightly give on the hook set to prevent ripping the lips off the fish, and rod breakage? Just curious as its something I had never thought about till doing a lot of research on braid before switching to powerpro 30#.

LC

drag? What's drag? Jk. I am using 50lb braid, I use it for frogging, punching, and spinnerbaits. I do loosen the drag quite a bit when using spinnerbaits but not for the other two.

[Jack Fate]

Dammit. My almost new Veritas that I got for my birthday back in march just had the tip snapped off on a regular hookset with a frog. I'm careful with my rods and never banged the tip into anything. I didn't buy the warranty and don't have the reciept. Is there anything I can do to get it replaced other than buying a brand new one? I'm 16 and can't afford a new rod. I got it at DSG. Can I fix it? Please help!

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I asked the guy that works at my  local tackle shop bc I have some of those as well.. He told me that they had a 3 year over the counter warranty.