Sent wrong rod. Keep it?

[MyKeyBe]

Ordered a 6'6 med. falcon hd spinning rod from amazon for the wife. They sent a falcon hd 6'8 med. casting rod instead. Really tempted to keep it. I really don't have a ton of use for it but I love me some falcon rods and about half off is certainly a good deal. Even if I keep it for a year and just find no use for it I could most likely resell it for what I'll have in it. So what would you do? Keep it and order the correct rod again or send it back and exchange for the right rod? Like I said 6'8 med. mod fast rod. Rated 1/4 - 3/4 lures. I don't fish jerkbaits or topwaters very much but I throw 3/8 spinnerbaits all the time. I already have a pretty good spinnerbait rod or two or three though.  I don't know, monkey says keep it. Lol.

What would you do?

[GetFishorDieTryin]

I find M power casting rods to be extremely versatile, so obviously I would say keep it.  You really should get some confidence in JBs, def one of the best bites there is IMO.  You need the right rod though and this one could possibly be it.  I don't own any Falcons, but the few I've actually handled impressed me.

[gulfcaptain]

It's off Amazon, you'd have to drop it at a return location and ask for the right one.  Or keep it and ask for the right one.

Id probably keep it to go with the 10 falcons I own.

[MyKeyBe]

11 minutes ago, GetFishorDieTryin said:

 You really should get some confidence in JBs, def one of the best bites there is IMO. 

I have confidence in jerkbaits but I'm a bank beater, mostly ponds. Generally not a great bait in less than 3 fow.

10 minutes ago, gulfcaptain said:

It's off Amazon, you'd have to drop it at a return location and ask for the right one.  Or keep it and ask for the right one.

Id probably keep it to go with the 10 falcons I own.

Return location is about 5 miles from me and amazon has a warehouse about 10 miles away. So that's not really a big deal. I ordered this rod Sunday night and it arrived this morning. That's the whole problem though. It's $45.00 for a new falcon rod to go with the 5 others. Then I still have to order the spinning rod for the wife. 7 falcons in the stable sounds pretty sweet.

[Big Hands]

1 hour ago, MyKeyBe said:

I don't know, monkey says keep it. Lol. What would you do?

 

This is a rhetorical question, right?

[king fisher]

Keep it, and order another one for your wife.  Maybe you will get lucky, and they will send you the wrong one again.  If you are really lucky, you may end up with a whole quiver of rods, before they finally get the right one for your wife.

[MyKeyBe]

15 minutes ago, king fisher said:

Keep it, and order another one for your wife.  Maybe you will get lucky, and they will send you the wrong one again.  If you are really lucky, you may end up with a whole quiver of rods, before they finally get the right one for your wife.

That would be fantastic if they were sending experts or caras but they still sent an hd. I'd end up with a quiver of downgraded rods from what I already have. Would still be a quiver of falcon rods though...

Hmm.

[LCG]

I think the universe is telling you to keep it

[T-Billy]

I have a 6-8 M MF. It's my small swimmer, grub, small jerkbait/popper rod. Not super versatile, but it's very good at a few things. It does a great job of keeping those crazy smalljaws pinned with the small hooks on these baits.

[MontclairDave]

I have that Falcon. Great for smaller cranks, topwaters. Also great for 1/4 ounce chatterbaits, small Keitechs. It’s sweet spot is anything around a 1/2 ounce. My favorite for pond fishing.

Just remember you can’t winch fish out of heavy cover with it—I know from experience. Hooked into a hog with a small swim jig along a bank and I didn’t move that fish an inch—reeled my kayak over to her and 7 lb later had my PB, total luck I landed that fish. So use it for stuff it CAN handle and you’ll love it.

Of course keep it!

[MyKeyBe]

7 hours ago, LCG said:

I think the universe is telling you to keep it

Not sure about the universe but the monkey is.

 

6 hours ago, T-Billy said:

I have a 6-8 M MF. It's my small swimmer, grub, small jerkbait/popper rod.

You have a rod you use that's not an ark? Lol

 

3 hours ago, MontclairDave said:

I have that Falcon. Great for smaller cranks, topwaters. Also great for 1/4 ounce chatterbaits, small Keitechs. It’s sweet spot is anything around a 1/2 ounce. My favorite for pond fishing.

Of course keep it!

That's the other issue I have with keeping it. I already have an american made 6'6 mh mf bucoo, a 7'0 mh mf lowrider, a 6'8 med fast field and stream, and a 7'1 med fast 13 omen 3. 

 

Thinking it's time to let the f&s rod and possibly the omen go. Decisions, decisions... 

[GReb]

Half of that rod is like $30? At that price just keep it or give it to a kid. 

[T-Billy]

3 hours ago, MyKeyBe said:

You have a rod you use that's not an ark? Lol

Lol. It's actually the Ark, Tharp Series, "One Eyed Jack".  I am still using a few non Ark rods, but not many. The Gen1 SLX 7'-10" H MF is a great A-rig rod, and my BFS rods are Phenix Feathers. 

[Justbass11]

Just keep it and get another one…I think it would fall under the “Monkey”

[MyKeyBe]

5 hours ago, Justbass11 said:

Just keep it and get another one…I think it would fall under the “Monkey”

Already ordered another rod for the wife. Hopefully I'll get the correct spinning rod or a cara this time.