I could add a big knucklehead on rod breaking (with a Redington). I found I was late to an appointment with the wife and I was on the Provo. I hurried to the car. Rather than taking time to put the rod away, I broke it down and put in the back seat. Off I flew. Quickly after starting up I heard a craaaack. Oh no! I looked in the back but the rod was there. So I kept going. I went on and then heard a sizzzzzzzzzzzz. I looked back to see my reel with line burning off it. I pulled over. I had hooked my wheel, the snap was my rod. Thank goodness Redington did not ask what stupid thing I did to bring the rod in. It was when there was still the walk in replacement. I walked out with a new rod. Put a new line on the reel and I was out again - just a little wiser and much more careful with my equipment.
Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Davenport" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 4:39 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Redington warranty (confessions of a knucklehead) > Thanks for the post, Wes. It could be the outline for a new book, > "Rod Care for Complete Idiots" (read knuckleheads)". How many of these > tips were learned the hard way? > > > On Feb 6, 2004, at 6:58 PM, Wes Wada wrote: > > > EEEk! What an awful thread...like fingernails on a chalkboard. > > > > After breaking several rods in ever more inventive ways, I can offer > > these tips: > > > > 1. If you have the right kind of vehicle, lay your rod on TOP of your > > car when rigging up. Don't lay it against the side of the vehicle or > > anywhere near a door or gate or dog. (Thanks to friend Bill K. for > > this tip.) > > > > 2. If you buy a reel-on-rod storage case (those nylon fabric and tube > > thingees with the zipper that goes around your reel), ONLY buy one > > where the zipper starts at the END of the tube and closes in the > > direction of the middle of the tube. That is NOT a common design. > > The badly designed ones let the tip of your rod fall or poke out when > > the zipper is not completely sealed shut! (anyone want some rod > > cases, cheap!?) > > > > 3. Don't use those velcro rod holders on your float tube. They put > > your rod tip at risk just by snagging something in passing. (bummer!) > > > > 4. Never lose your temper with a rod in your hand. (guilty!) > > > > 5. When playing a big fish, keep both hands on the cork of your rod, > > always. Don't grab the rod higher up on the blank. (not guilty on this > > one so far!) > > > > 6. Rods were not meant to flex 180 degrees when landing a fish. (not > > guilty on this one either!) > > > > 7. When walking with your rod through brush, hold the rod butt end in > > front with the tip trailing behind. (graphite blanks make lousy > > machetes.) > > > > 8. Give me a few more moments, and I'll come up with more ways of > > trashing your prize possession. > > > > Wes Wada > > Bend, Oregon > > > > > > Tom Davenport wrote: > > > >>> "a lifetime guarantee that can be abused by knuckleheads who > >>> abuse/neglect their equipment ..." > >> > >> I resemble that remark. Here are the accounts of all the rods I have > >> broken, all under lifetime warranty, all replaced. I was making > >> around 180 short, 2 to 3 hour fsihing trips a year when most of these > >> breaks happend. You decide if I qualify for the coveted > >> "Knucklehead" title: > > >
