Wild Water Fly Fishing
Curious if anybody has any experience (positive or negative) with Wild Water Fly Fishing (not a sponsor so I'll leave the url out). I saw an add for them in American Angler and they seem to have interesting products at a price that is reasonable so I'm curious to know if anybody has one of their rods.
Thanks,
Brian
"My father was very sure about certain matters pertaining to the universe. To him, all good things - trout as well as eternal salvation - come by grace and grace comes by art and art does not come easy." Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It
Their rods are becoming known for breakage...some of the WNY guys can chime in with specifics.
I have a four piece, four weight that I bought used a couple of years back. I have used the rod quite a few times (50 +) without any negative issues.
Tim
I have 5/6 switch rod that I bought to try two handed, and it worked fine. I broke it in the door and they replaced it very quickly for the advertised fee. Seems like a good company.
Marty, Dave and John had a couple of them break. Not sure if they fixed the problems or not. I have one of the 5' 6", 3 weights and so far, I haven't had any problems...then again, I don't fish it much. lol.Their rods are becoming known for breakage...some of the WNY guys can chime in with specifics.
Phil, I know John's been through a few. Fixed each time but warranty repairs aren't free - they're $35 per - and I've read elsewhere that others have had similar experiences. I can't speak from experience but I think it's the blanks in general. John's had THREE rods replaced or repaired - the 7/8 and both the 3s (9' and 5.5'). Maybe it's just him but at least one other WNYer went through three 10' 4wt rods. Perhaps they're a little rougher on rods than most!
No matter, if the overwhelming majority of customers aren't having problems then I guess they're just fine.
I forgot about John's 11' 7/8. lol. I know when Dave's 490 broke, he really wasn't doing anything crazy. It just snapped. I looked down stream and his nine footer was about a seven footer. lol. I'm afraid to use mine! lol.Phil, I know John's been through a few. Fixed each time but warranty repairs aren't free - they're $35 per - and I've read elsewhere that others have had similar experiences. I can't speak from experience but I think it's the blanks in general. John's had THREE rods replaced or repaired - the 7/8 and both the 3s (9' and 5.5'). Maybe it's just him but at least one other WNYer went through three 10' 4wt rods. Perhaps they're a little rougher on rods than most!
I still use the 4piece 9' 4wt occasioally that they upgraded me to when I broke the 2 piece in Pa. I very much like the action but in truth I do not use it as much as I used to. The owner called me awhile back (6 months) maybe and asked if I was having any issues. Thought that was cool. I also saw the add in American Angler and thought he was doing quite well in order to afford that kind of advertising. He has some new reels I was thinking of trying too.
Dave, I thought you had him refund the money for it? I saw those reels, too. American made! Don't see that much these days. I'd like to check them out, too.
No he upgraded me to a 4 piece and then I bought a 2nd one and sold one of them.
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