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Originally Posted by Billfish715
It's always frustrating and disappointing to break a rod. Some can be fixed. Some can be replaced. I'd like to know the back story behind your broken rod. How it broke, what part of the rod broke etc. are all parts of the story. Rods don't break themselves. They need help. A simple ding from hitting it against a rock or hard object can lead to problems later. Storage and transportation can also be sources for disaster. A rod bouncing around in a car or banging on the side of a boat or car are all things to avoid.
Look at it this way......your wife must love you very much to have taken a chance on a rod and then to have won the rod and given it to you. It didn't cost you a thing. If you had bought it at a reputable store, you might have been able to take it there and plead your case. They might have dealt with their supplier to get you a new rod.
The Bimini Bay people are great. They stand by their products and design many of their products including their rods and reels. They don't have to replace your rod, if that is what you are looking for. There are no replacement tops for any rods by the way. You are ahead of the game because the rod cost you nothing. You can try for a replacement, but you might just have to buy a new one. Fortunately, the fall run hasn't begun so you can have time to get a replacement rod.
You would be surprised at what abuse some fishermen do to their rods. Some are unimaginable, yet, fishermen still try to get the company to replace their rods for free. Using a railing on a boat as a lever and a brace to help reel in a fish or break off a snag is one of the big abuses. The rod companies get requests for replacements all of the time. They get many, many stories of woe. How do they decide who gets and who doesn't?
Sorry to hear about your rod, but as you know, things happen. It's just too bad it happened to you.
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Thanks for the reply. Let me first clarify, It was bid on to be won, not free and bid was right around market value(charity event).
The rod was approx 2 seasons old, lightly used for surf fishing maybe a dozen times tops. Rod was 2 pieces and literally snapped in half during a cast approx 4 inches above the connection point. I've never had a rod break like that in my life , I'm 53. I've been in contact with it seems like the right people, unfortunately its not an actively produced rod, they are going to check to see if they have a replacement, we''ll see and advise.
