Loomis has changed the replacement fee for a broke rod to $100.00.As for thinking outside the box concerning my bait cast spinning rods if I have to have a company to tell me that I NEED a spinnerbait model rod to do that and I can't figure out the regular models use I don't need to be fishing for that.When my dad was alive he had 3 bait cast rods,two in med-hvy action and one in medium and he knew what each could cast best,no labels to tell him that.But he also said all those lures are to catch fisherman not so much the fish.