Which one would you choose?

[eponymous]

Just curious. Following up on 8T's recent post.

You are at a charity event and buy a $1 ticket that turns out to be a winner. What you win is the opportunity to choose any piece of equipment from the head table that you want.

There are 4 rods on the table. They are all the exact weight that you prefer to cast in the number of pieces that makes the most sense to you. Coincidentally they all are also the exact flex that you like. There is nothing about the specs of any of the rods that shouldn't work for you.

The only catch is that you cannot resell it.

One is a Martin, one is a TFO, one is a St. Croix Avid and the other is an Orvis T3.

Which rod do you take and why? Remember - it only cost you a buck and that went to charity.

[Micropteris]

Take the one with the best warranty

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Who has time for stress when there are fish to catch.
Nick

[Byron Zuehlsdorff]

You got it Nick, go for the best warranty

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Wyo-blizzard

[eponymous]

Not sure about the Martin or St. Croix.

TFO is Lifetime for $25
Orvis is 25 years for $30

[drolfson]

Hmmm,

Which to choose. I am afraid I would probably go ahead and take the TFO. Although I might be passing up my only shot at ever owning an Orvis Rod, I still think I would grab the TFO and move on.

Don

[idabelangler]

I would get the Orvis for then find someone with a Peerless reel and trade.

[dudley]

I would take the St.Croix because I lke them.
Then I would kick myself for around 15 years for not taking the T3.

[eponymous]

Don:

Curious as to why you would take the TFO and not the Orvis?

[drolfson]

Mostly cause I am kinda like Dudley. I have been wanting a TFO for a while, but I would kick myself for the next X number of years for not taking the Orvis. I have never wanted an Orvis. Just me. Now, had you said Winston. . . .

Don

[Panman]

Under the terms described in Eponymous' original post I would pick out the rod that I thought was the best looking. Not much of a response, but that is what I would do and I imagine a lot of others would do the same.

Tim Anderoson, Klamath Falls, Oregon