tyflier

No one has the right to be disrespectful that's for sure. But I can understand how an independent shop owner could get up set under these circumstances. From Mike's thread it is obvious that this guy did not handle things well.

Also times have changed. Use to be the fly shop was were you had to go. Now all the big sporting goods retailers are selling fly fishing gear. And some of the big box stores as well. Kind of pushing the independent out of the way. Same thing happend with independent gas stations once convenient stores popped up on every corner selling gasoline along with milk.

So we buy great items made over seas that if and when they break we send em back and brag about great customer service. Maybe I should be ****** because what few rods I have are made in the USA and in over 40 years of fly fishing haven't broken a one. I feel as if I may be missing out on something.