It was a few years back I fell off a log and snapped my Winston LT 5pc 3wt rod right at the top of the cork. I also had no paperwork. I called the fine folks at Winston to look into a repair and was told to send it in. When I explained that I damaged the rod through my own carelessness and that I had no paper, I was told that 'all Winston rods are guaranteed, regardless'. A few weeks later I got the rod back fully restored for just the cost of postage. This was a few years back, prior to the bamboo folks splitting off. I hope you get a similar response, the 3wt LT is one sweet little rod.