Donation to the tackle gods...

[Turkey sandwich]

Well, on day two of fishing this weekend, I realized that I couldn't find my deep crankbaits box, meaning it's somewhere in or around either the Susquehanna River or Harvey's Lake. If you're a Good Samaritan and stumble across a Plano Deep box loaded with DT10s, DT14s, DT16s, and several XDs you can obviously reach me here to return it.  If not, you're welcome, lol.  In addition to losing well over $100 worth of tackle, and enduring three of the most frustrating days on the water I can remember, snapped a solid 4" off the tip of my jig rod, and had a "water resistant" phone die after a brief swim in Pine Creek while trying to cast dry flies in 20 mph winds. The phone was especially excruciating because it came after snapping off a big brown and watching close to a dozen more refuse my flies at the surface.  This weekend sucked and is the most expensive and least fruitful fishing weekend I can remember, but at least I spent 3 days on the water and not working, coaching, or any of the other 10,000 things I've been busy with every weekend so far this year.

 

BTW, have any of you guys broken a Rage since they've been discontinued?  What has St. Croix's replacement policy been?  Discounted upgrade?

Anyone else make a contribution to the fishing gods recently that would make me feel less angry? lol

[UPSmallie]

Dang, sorry to hear.  I once forgot a tackle box full of $75 worth of lures at a public fishing spot.  Didn't even notice it was missing.  Came back a week later, searched the area as well as the lost and found and it was gone.  Not sure if you don't already do this, but every since that incident I've taped a 3 X 5 card just inside the tackle box lid of every tackle box that I own and wrote down my name, phone number, email, and mailing address.  It reads "If found please either contact or return:  (List the information)."  And then Thank You.  I have yet to lose another box, but I think I now have a better chance of having my stuff returned in the future.

[Scott F]

10 hours ago, Turkey sandwich said:

BTW, have any of you guys broken a Rage since they've been discontinued?  What has St. Croix's replacement policy been?  Discounted upgrade?

 

Instead of asking guys here, why don't you just call St Croix? Here's the phone number. (800) 826-7042

[A-Jay]

11 hours ago, Turkey sandwich said:

Well, on day two of fishing this weekend, I realized that I couldn't find my deep crankbaits box, meaning it's somewhere in or around either the Susquehanna River or Harvey's Lake. If you're a Good Samaritan and stumble across a Plano Deep box loaded with DT10s, DT14s, DT16s, and several XDs you can obviously reach me here to return it.  If not, you're welcome, lol.  In addition to losing well over $100 worth of tackle, and enduring three of the most frustrating days on the water I can remember, snapped a solid 4" off the tip of my jig rod, and had a "water resistant" phone die after a brief swim in Pine Creek while trying to cast dry flies in 20 mph winds. The phone was especially excruciating because it came after snapping off a big brown and watching close to a dozen more refuse my flies at the surface.  This weekend sucked and is the most expensive and least fruitful fishing weekend I can remember, but at least I spent 3 days on the water and not working, coaching, or any of the other 10,000 things I've been busy with every weekend so far this year.

 

BTW, have any of you guys broken a Rage since they've been discontinued?  What has St. Croix's replacement policy been?  Discounted upgrade?

Anyone else make a contribution to the fishing gods recently that would make me feel less angry? lol

 

That's some tough sledding ~ 

As for the St Croix Rage replacement - that's a SCIII blank - like the Mojo Bass, which carries the Forever Assurance / 5-Year Warranty and the Avid series, which carries the Forever Assurance / 15 Year Transferrable Warranty.  So I'd be curious to see which way that goes.  

Wouldn't be surprised to see it go either way.

Here's to a little better Ju-Ju headed your way.

A-Jay

[Turkey sandwich]

3 hours ago, Scott F said:

 

Instead of asking guys here, why don't you just call St Croix? Here's the phone number. (800) 826-7042

Thanks.  I just got off the phone with them.  Evidently mine was made in 2004 (somehow... I was pretty sure this model didn't exist back then), so they'll credit me it's full value minus a $55 charge towards and St. Croix rod.  I'm likely going to have them swap it for an Avid X or LTB.  

 

3 hours ago, UPSmallie said:

Dang, sorry to hear.  I once forgot a tackle box full of $75 worth of lures at a public fishing spot.  Didn't even notice it was missing.  Came back a week later, searched the area as well as the lost and found and it was gone.  Not sure if you don't already do this, but every since that incident I've taped a 3 X 5 card just inside the tackle box lid of every tackle box that I own and wrote down my name, phone number, email, and mailing address.  It reads "If found please either contact or return:  (List the information)."  And then Thank You.  I have yet to lose another box, but I think I now have a better chance of having my stuff returned in the future.

This is actually a really good idea.  Kinda like a luggage tag for fishing gear. 

 

 

3 hours ago, A-Jay said:

 

That's some tough sledding ~ 

As for the St Croix Rage replacement - that's a SCIII blank - like the Mojo Bass, which carries the Forever Assurance / 5-Year Warranty and the Avid series, which carries the Forever Assurance / 15 Year Transferrable Warranty.  So I'd be curious to see which way that goes.  

Wouldn't be surprised to see it go either way.

Here's to a little better Ju-Ju headed your way.

A-Jay

Thanks.  With any luck I'm back out in a few weeks, don't have a roaring chocolate milk river, and can make up for last week.  Two straight days of watching fish follow/rise and refuse was infuriating.  I would be way less upset had they been 3 productive days.  

 

 

[HawkeyeSmallie]

Sorry to hear your troubles. Sometimes there's truth to the old saying "when it rains it pours."

 

Back in high school, I backed over every single rod plus my one and only tackle box with my bad a$$ station wagon! lol

[Turkey sandwich]

 Indeed. The thing is, I've had enough really good trips that I've been past due for something wonky to happen.  Las weekend, all of the wonky happened, lol.