First Expensive Rod, Broke In First Season :-(

[F14A-B]

Well that's not exactly a expensive rod, no disrespect meant. Call abu up, tell them the truth & see what they say.. Then buy a Loomis GLX.. Or Croix V then say, ouch!

[WRB]

Very few rod warranties are honored when the rod is purchased second party without a sales receipt.

Tom

[Master Bait'r]

Don't feel bad man, I broke my first *** is a darn car window. I was sick over being so careless.

[buzzed bait]

were it me, i could only do 1 of 2 things.

1. be totally honest with Abu and see where it goes, but expect NOTHING from them as they have no obligation to replace that rod

2. be honest with yourself that you broke it, especially since you'd used it for quite some time with no issues, and just replace the rod

 

I did exactly the same thing from my kayak with a St Croix ultralight.  I called them up and told them exactly what happened and expressed it was all my fault.  They were very nice about it and replaced my $160 rod for a small $40 fee.  

 

Good luck either way, s**t happens....  it's how you react to it that makes you who you are.....

[MickD]

A "more durable" rod will be a low modulus rod, possibly even glass.  High mod rods will simply not take "high sticking" which is most likely what happened with the tip pointing forward and snagging from a moving canoe.  The fact that this rod broke in two places makes it very unlikely that it had a defect.  It was simply highly overstressed.

 

Give the warranty a try , however.  If they cover it fine, if they don't, learn from the experience.  But don't expect a more expensive rod to be more durable under this situation.  Check out the very informative article at the link below for the most common causes of failure of high modulus rods.

 

http://www.rodbuilding.org/library/rodusage.pdf

[Big Bait Fishing]

were it me, i could only do 1 of 2 things.

1. be totally honest with Abu and see where it goes, but expect NOTHING from them as they have no obligation to replace that rod

2. be honest with yourself that you broke it, especially since you'd used it for quite some time with no issues, and just replace the rod

 

I did exactly the same thing from my kayak with a St Croix ultralight.  I called them up and told them exactly what happened and expressed it was all my fault.  They were very nice about it and replaced my $160 rod for a small $40 fee.  

 

Good luck either way, s**t happens....  it's how you react to it that makes you who you are.....

St. Croix has the best customer service , period .....

[SirSnookalot]

For years the argument has been made the more expensive the rod the more delicate it is.  Just about every item I buy, when I buy on the upside I expect durability and longevity, a rod should be too IMO.  As I've said under normal fishing conditions, I've never had a rod broke, user error yes and in those cases the warranty should not cover replacement.  If I did need warranty, a phone call to the manufacturer, a new rod would be shipped to a retailer of my choice that carries their line for an instore pickup and exchange.  That's pretty good in my book, not complicated without laying out additional money.

Most of my rods are in the $100 area, they cast excellent and do a fine job handling the fish.