Duckett Issues

[Chris186]

I have a Micro Magic, I had a Ghost. I love the MM, the Ghost was a good rod until the tip snapped off after about 2 years. It happens with every company, I have broken All Stars, Abu's, a Falcon, St Croix's, even a BPS crankin stick. That said, for the money I think there are better rods than the Ghost out there so im not going to buy another one. I would however buy a Micro Magic Pro in the future.

[dam0007]

I'm going to pass on this, except to say: I may have coined the term "white carrot stix"

I yeild the floor to SenkoGuru....[/quote

Lmaoooooooookooooooooo

[SenkoGuru]

I'm going to pass on this, except to say: I may have coined the term "white carrot stix"

I yeild the floor to SenkoGuru....[/quote

Lmaoooooooookooooooooo

 

 

 I will add this part, the Duckett is as much a white carrot stick as the Dobyn's is a Powell Max. Just because someone helped design another rod doesn't make the new one's the old one's.

[Ozark_Basser]

I'm going to pass on this, except to say: I may have coined the term "white carrot stix"

I yeild the floor to SenkoGuru....[/quote

Lmaoooooooookooooooooo   I will add this part, the Duckett is as much a white carrot stick as the Dobyn's is a Powell Max. Just because someone helped design another rod doesn't make the new one's the old one's.

Lol Get em SenkoGuru....locked in 3,2,1

[SenkoGuru]

my biggest issue was they didnt honor my warranty. and i dont know why.... but neither did powell when one of theirs broke on me

 

 Could you give us a little more info? Which rod was it? A Ghost? Micro Magic? Macro Magic? White Ice? What happened to it, why did it break? What did the company say was the reason they would not warranty the rod? Thanks and maybe this will help us understand exactly what is going on with this situation. If it is legit I will speak with Sean about it.

[DTack]

 

 

EDIT....not locked but you can bet money if it was me saying this same thing about dobyns rod's, it would be locked quick, fast and in a hurry after I was jumped on by about six different dobyns guys.  

It is about the way you say things... and more importantly the way YOU WERE RESPONDED TO.  I am willing to bet I would be able to get this thread locked within 3 posts haha...   Trust me man, I wish they wouldn't have deleted your posts on that one (or anyone else's) but I think they're just doing what the think is best.  

[DTack]

These rods were once my favorite. They simply amazed me.... The casting distance and the overall compelling evidence of a perfect rod. I was in love at first sight.. fast forward a few years later.... Now if you ask me what I think about Ducketts? they're trash, better yet horrible. Simply put, Chinese made junk. i've had the tips break in multiple places, the micro guides break off or the inner ring fall out of the guide and cause it to fray my line. then you look for your warranty, and it just ran out... or Duckett wont replace it!?! I'm sorry to those of you that like them, but i respectively disagree on your rod choice. The Duckett brand is nothing more than a company selling a name instead of a good product. just as you see all these younger kids wearing designer jeans. Boyd Duckett and his crew are not making any special product. they are making a special brand to make money off the crap they sale. I myself will never even consider buying a product of theirs again. Please excuse my rant, but have any of y'all had these problems?

Nothing wrong with changing your mind after a while of fishing something.  Sounds like you still like parts of the design of the rod, maybe just a problem with your personal experience as far as durability and the warranty not going as you'd planned.  I'm not familiar with their warranty, do they have a replacement warranty if you break it and it's your fault?  

[tomustang]

 Could you give us a little more info? Which rod was it? A Ghost? Micro Magic? Macro Magic? White Ice? What happened to it, why did it break? What did the company say was the reason they would not warranty the rod? Thanks and maybe this will help us understand exactly what is going on with this situation. If it is legit I will speak with Sean about it.

 

 

3 pages and this should be in the first post

 

[webertime]

And KVD Sexy Frog...I don't know who "Sexy Frog is, but he makes good lures!

Evidently you are not familiar with the gentlemens clubs in Montreal or Vancouver... Those lure factories catch even non fishermen! (Rim shot)

[Danturner]

And KVD Sexy Frog...I don't know who "Sexy Frog is, but he makes good lures!

I have to side with chelboed on this one the name is little more than a sales pitch in my eyes. That being said however if you are switching from the ol $20 Shakespeare they would probably feel like a Cadillac. I hate to hear this as a friend of mine is on the ducket pro staff and has been trying to talk me into switching. Go with a st croix or something of the such that the name has its reputation built into the rods performance. Please feel free to beat me up on this

[SenkoGuru]

 I hate to hear this as a friend of mine is on the ducket pro staff and has been trying to talk me into switching.

 

  I wouldn't let this thread stop me from trying a certain brand. I can show you threads that are saying the same thing on every rod made but also something doesn't feel right about this thread. We have a guy with 27 post and no info on what happened and why, we only have, I hate them. So I would take this with a grain of salt until we have more info.

[Danturner]

I wouldn't let this thread stop me from trying a certain brand. I can show you threads that are saying the same thing on every rod made but also something doesn't feel right about this thread. We have a guy with 27 post and no info on what happened and why, we only have, I hate them. So I would take this with a grain of salt until we have more info.

I agree senkoguru, I absolutely love st Croix rods however I did have a dud rod from them one time, they backed it up and sent me a new one though. My friend on the ducket pro staff loves their rods and swears by them and his opinion can't be entirely wrong. Sometimes people ask a little much out of a rod, my buddy says g loomis is garbage because he snapped a rod in his truck door lol I mean come on

[WPCfishing]

I like the Lews Custom Speed Sicks and the Team rods. I have 3 of them now.

Today I was at Dicks, they had a few Ghost rods.

First time I've seen or held them. The blank and guides looked ok and the rod felt well balanced.

I did not like the grip or reel seat at all.

[SenkoGuru]

I like the Lews Custom Speed Sicks and the Team rods. I have 3 of them now.

Today I was at Dicks, they had a few Ghost rods.

First time I've seen or held them. The blank and guides looked ok and the rod felt well balanced.

I did not like the grip or reel seat at all.

 

 Those Lew's rod are really good.

[Chief 2]

I have a Duckett that I am on the third season. Caught lots of fish with it and have nothing but good to say about the action, etc.

[smalljaw67]

I hope I don't get beat up but I'm going to say something and some will get mad. Rod defects show up quickly, if a rod tip snapped after using it for 2 years, it wasn't a defect, it was user error. What kind of problems do you see occur with age? About the only thing you will get is guide rings popping out or a reel seat or butt cap coming loose but blank defects will happen within the first outing or two. Every brand will have issues, some of the rods may get damaged in shipping or if they were on a display rack someone might have put a stress crack or nick in the blank or maybe you dropped it on the deck of the boat or on the ground and the blank was nicked, No matter what happens to the blank, it will break in short order, so saying the warranty ran out and the rods snapped just means you are doing something wrong and it took that long for it to break. High sticking is something that almost everyone has done, the thing is how much you do it and if you are aware you are doing it, normally if you are aware of that habit, and it does become a habit, you won't do it much and you may get away with high sticking a few times. If you aren't aware of it, you too will get away with it once, or maybe ten times but eventually you will do it one to many times and a post will get made on a web site about brand X being horrible as the rod snapped after using it for 2 seasons. I don't mean this to be bad or scolding anyone as we all make mistakes and we are all free to form an opinion but if your rod broke by snapping near the tip and it took two years, you , or someone you let use the rod recently, either nicked the blank by accident or you were high sticking one too many times and it is ok, we all do it. There is a Flukemaster video in which he is guilty of high sticking, see if you can find it, if you know what high sticking looks like you will find it quick and a hint on where to look, experienced anglers usussally high stick by accident while landing a fish, those who don't have a ton of experience, or don't know will also do it by landing fish but they do it a lot when they get snagged. To summarize, if you snapped a rod after using it for more than a year, it is more than likely you did something to cause it to break and it could have been a simple nick that happened as you put the rod away or perhaps you dropped it on the deck and the black hit the side of the boat hard enough to cause a nick. I just think we need to understand that rods don't break from defect very much, it does happen but when it does it happens within the first few outings, not 2 years down the road.

[Danturner]

I hope I don't get beat up but I'm going to say something and some will get mad. Rod defects show up quickly, if a rod tip snapped after using it for 2 years, it wasn't a defect, it was user error. What kind of problems do you see occur with age? About the only thing you will get is guide rings popping out or a reel seat or butt cap coming loose but blank defects will happen within the first outing or two. Every brand will have issues, some of the rods may get damaged in shipping or if they were on a display rack someone might have put a stress crack or nick in the blank or maybe you dropped it on the deck of the boat or on the ground and the blank was nicked, No matter what happens to the blank, it will break in short order, so saying the warranty ran out and the rods snapped just means you are doing something wrong and it took that long for it to break. High sticking is something that almost everyone has done, the thing is how much you do it and if you are aware you are doing it, normally if you are aware of that habit, and it does become a habit, you won't do it much and you may get away with high sticking a few times. If you aren't aware of it, you too will get away with it once, or maybe ten times but eventually you will do it one to many times and a post will get made on a web site about brand X being horrible as the rod snapped after using it for 2 seasons. I don't mean this to be bad or scolding anyone as we all make mistakes and we are all free to form an opinion but if your rod broke by snapping near the tip and it took two years, you , or someone you let use the rod recently, either nicked the blank by accident or you were high sticking one too many times and it is ok, we all do it. There is a Flukemaster video in which he is guilty of high sticking, see if you can find it, if you know what high sticking looks like you will find it quick and a hint on where to look, experienced anglers usussally high stick by accident while landing a fish, those who don't have a ton of experience, or don't know will also do it by landing fish but they do it a lot when they get snagged. To summarize, if you snapped a rod after using it for more than a year, it is more than likely you did something to cause it to break and it could have been a simple nick that happened as you put the rod away or perhaps you dropped it on the deck and the black hit the side of the boat hard enough to cause a nick. I just think we need to understand that rods don't break from defect very much, it does happen but when it does it happens within the first few outings, not 2 years down the road.

I am going to agree with you small jaw I commonly sell my rods off after 2 years of use to recoup some of the cost investment in them. That being said I have found most rod breaks in the first few outings were defects and much beyond that it was always my own mistakes

[WPCfishing]

I have never broke a rod while in normal use. I did see Iacanelli break one on a hook set. He's a maniac!

[C0lt]

as a duckett fan, I do not have a problem with this. It's his opinion, simple as that. however, I would be more apt to be upset at duckett over this story if it wasn't for the dozens and dozens of fantastic customer service stories I have heard from other Duckett customers. Someone on this form recently got two rods (I think they were ghosts) replaced no questions asked because the white was starting to wash into an egg color. He had had the rods for at least a year If i remember that correctly. 

 

No offence to the op, but im willing to beat the guid and tip breaks either came from the inside of/door or a car, or the rods were just older and past their warranty. If the latter is true, nothing lasts forever....

[RB 77]

I hope I don't get beat up but I'm going to say something and some will get mad. Rod defects show up quickly, if a rod tip snapped after using it for 2 years, it wasn't a defect, it was user error. What kind of problems do you see occur with age? About the only thing you will get is guide rings popping out or a reel seat or butt cap coming loose but blank defects will happen within the first outing or two. Every brand will have issues, some of the rods may get damaged in shipping or if they were on a display rack someone might have put a stress crack or nick in the blank or maybe you dropped it on the deck of the boat or on the ground and the blank was nicked, No matter what happens to the blank, it will break in short order, so saying the warranty ran out and the rods snapped just means you are doing something wrong and it took that long for it to break. High sticking is something that almost everyone has done, the thing is how much you do it and if you are aware you are doing it, normally if you are aware of that habit, and it does become a habit, you won't do it much and you may get away with high sticking a few times. If you aren't aware of it, you too will get away with it once, or maybe ten times but eventually you will do it one to many times and a post will get made on a web site about brand X being horrible as the rod snapped after using it for 2 seasons. I don't mean this to be bad or scolding anyone as we all make mistakes and we are all free to form an opinion but if your rod broke by snapping near the tip and it took two years, you , or someone you let use the rod recently, either nicked the blank by accident or you were high sticking one too many times and it is ok, we all do it. There is a Flukemaster video in which he is guilty of high sticking, see if you can find it, if you know what high sticking looks like you will find it quick and a hint on where to look, experienced anglers usussally high stick by accident while landing a fish, those who don't have a ton of experience, or don't know will also do it by landing fish but they do it a lot when they get snagged. To summarize, if you snapped a rod after using it for more than a year, it is more than likely you did something to cause it to break and it could have been a simple nick that happened as you put the rod away or perhaps you dropped it on the deck and the black hit the side of the boat hard enough to cause a nick. I just think we need to understand that rods don't break from defect very much, it does happen but when it does it happens within the first few outings, not 2 years down the road.

 

I agree with quite a bit of this. I had a defective rod and it broke second use. I got a replacement and it was just fine. Its actually still in service years later as a favorite jig rod for a friend of mine.

[d-camarena]

This exact thing happened with my *** black, they refused to replace it after less than a year. It was a great rod but i disagree with their customer service.

[SenkoGuru]

Those two Ghost rods that were replaced were mine. I had bought two the day they were released and they were Gen-1. Those rods had a bad batch of clear coat applied and it turned the rods a yellow color. I emailed Sean and ask if they could do anything about it and was told that Duckett was upset that the rods had changed color and wanted them off of the market. They replaced them ASAP with brand new rods and no Questions ask, they even paid shipping.

 

   I had used the rods for over a year and the warranty was out but they didn't care at all, they wanted them exchanged. I still have the emails from Sean, He said what happens when you go to a tournament and people see yellow Duckett rods? It hurts Duckett, we want them back and we want you to have nice, new white rods to fish with. Now if that isn't good CS I don't know what is.

 

 

 Out of 20 Duckett rods I've broken one, It was on the second outing with the rod but it was the first time fishing with that rod. I Believe the rod was damaged in shipping and when I set the hook it broke in two places. Duckett had me a brand new rod at my door in 3 days and I had no problems at all with CS. I am VERY happy with Duckett rods.

[C0lt]

Those two Ghost rods that were replaced were mine. I had bought two the day they were released and they were Gen-1. Those rods had a bad batch of clear coat applied and it turned the rods a yellow color. I emailed Sean and ask if they could do anything about it and was told that Duckett was upset that the rods had changed color and wanted them off of the market. They replaced them ASAP with brand new rods and no Questions ask, they even paid shipping.

 

   I had used the rods for over a year and the warranty was out but they didn't care at all, they wanted them exchanged. I still have the emails from Sean, He said what happens when you go to a tournament and people see yellow Duckett rods? It hurts Duckett, we want them back and we want you to have nice, new white rods to fish with. Now if that isn't good CS I don't know what is.

 

 

 Out of 20 Duckett rods I've broken one, It was on the second outing with the rod but it was the first time fishing with that rod. I Believe the rod was damaged in shipping and when I set the hook it broke in two places. Duckett had me a brand new rod at my door in 3 days and I had no problems at all with CS. I am VERY happy with Duckett rods.

This

I've never had to deal with their cs but some of the customers that have come to me have, and they have reported nothing but good customer service from them.

I'm right there with you with my love of duckett rods. I plan to eventually only use ghost rods for both spinning and casting, with a few micro magics thrown in there.

[CwBTx]

  I wouldn't let this thread stop me from trying a certain brand. I can show you threads that are saying the same thing on every rod made but also something doesn't feel right about this thread. We have a guy with 27 post and no info on what happened and why, we only have, I hate them. So I would take this with a grain of salt until we have more info.

one broke on me when I set the hook on a small crappie the other didn't break but would fray my line and would end up breaking all types of line. when I talked to the duckett representative they claimed it was my fault the rod malfunctioned. now please tell me how its my fault that a rod made for catching big bass would break on a small crappie especially when I have always taken care of my rods cause I pay for them myself. and im only 18 so this is a rather big deal to me. Don't discredit me just cause I don't post as much as you either. some f the wisest men never say a word. nonetheless no disrespect im just proving y point that the customer service in some of these brands isn't so great you know?

[CwBTx]

Those two Ghost rods that were replaced were mine. I had bought two the day they were released and they were Gen-1. Those rods had a bad batch of clear coat applied and it turned the rods a yellow color. I emailed Sean and ask if they could do anything about it and was told that Duckett was upset that the rods had changed color and wanted them off of the market. They replaced them ASAP with brand new rods and no Questions ask, they even paid shipping.

 

   I had used the rods for over a year and the warranty was out but they didn't care at all, they wanted them exchanged. I still have the emails from Sean, He said what happens when you go to a tournament and people see yellow Duckett rods? It hurts Duckett, we want them back and we want you to have nice, new white rods to fish with. Now if that isn't good CS I don't know what is.

 

 

 Out of 20 Duckett rods I've broken one, It was on the second outing with the rod but it was the first time fishing with that rod. I Believe the rod was damaged in shipping and when I set the hook it broke in two places. Duckett had me a brand new rod at my door in 3 days and I had no problems at all with CS. I am VERY happy with Duckett rods.

I will definitely try again. maybe I just got a bad batch and a bad representative.