Broke my St. Croix

[cea]

St. Croix tells you in their warranty what they will fix at their expense (plus your $25 or whatever it is return fee), and what you'll be expected to pay them to fix. The warranty text came with your rod, and is available for their current models on their website.
I had a LU break while fishing, and they replaced the tip section quickly - though I must say the repaired tip section was less than aesthetically pleasing and looked like a 2 year old did the gluing on the thread wraps. A quick note to them and it was as good, or better than, new.

[flyangler]

TomL- what a sinking feeling. I hope you have a spare or two.

SWLadyfish, where were you in June when a student broke my Gatti? Uhg, I know exactly what you're talking about. I may see a new tip after the plant in Italy takes it's summer holiday.

why in the world was a student casting yer gatti?

mgj

[flyangler]

I'm generous to a fault. Two students, a married couple, were sharing a rod. It looked like she was getting the short end of the stick, so I gave her husband my rod. He seemed to have the hang of it until I turned my back on him to go help her.

It's just a thing. It's just a thing. It's just a thing. Ok. Now I'm growling less.

[TomL]

Thanks for the info everyone!

I sent off the rod yesterday. I told them in the letter that I realize they must determine if the breakage was manufacturer's defect or not and, if they found it was not, I would be happy to pay for any repair or replacement cost.

Whatever they decide is fine with me. I am fortunate enough to have two back-up rods (neither of which is as high quality as my LU, but they function all the same).