JC,

That rod that I purchased on a whim broke on me the last day of my trip. With no indication of any type of fractures or cracks it gave way. The good news is they gave me my money back which is good business. The bad news was we were into the trout and I didnt have a rod. Sad to say that I was a long ways from a tackle shop to do anything about it. Interestingly enough the rod broke on the bottom 1/3 of the second piece from the butt section. I thought that this was an odd spot for a rod to break. Also Ive never broke a rod before and I do treat them they way they should so it was probably a defect. You think? The guys at the store said they had never had one returned which is hard to believe for any reason.

Seege