broken rod blank

[harvey lee]

Well, somehow my St Croix Legend ML rod broke about 2 ft from the tip top. Its not broke off but in like splinters but still connected. The splintered area is about 1.5 inches long.

Is there any type of a sleeve I could epoxy to it to save the blank.

Spendy rod and I would like to save it if at all possible.

Its used for slip bobber fishing for crappies and once in awhile for eyes.

Thanks for any help.

[Jim Almquist]

Tom that rod should have a life time warranty. Give St. Croix a call and the will give you a RMA # and in a couple of weeks you will have a new rod. I was able to upgrade my Avid to a legend plus $50.00.

[upnorth]

I agree with Jim, I would try to warranty it. But if that doesn't work you can put a sleeve on it. It will have a stiff spot but it would still work. Best thing to do is to find a an old scrap rod and cut a piece that would fit similar to the ferrule and slip it over both ends and epoxy it in place. They you want to wrap the whole thing like you would a ferule to support it and keep it from splintering. Any further down the blank I don't think it would work out well. You will have clean up the splintered stuff a bit tho.

[harvey lee]

I called St Croix and they said send it in along with a check for $20.00. They will replace the rod if they determine it was the fault of the blank.

Not bad if they honor it and don't say it was my fault.

[tcwin]

I have always had good luck with ST Croix and their warranty's. They provide excellent customer service.

[upnorth]

I am guessing it would have to be an obvious abuse to keep them from honoring the warranty.

[Jim Almquist]

Unless things have changed since I sent mine in I think you will have a nice new rod coming your way.

[harvey lee]

I talked to another fellow who has built rods for years and he said from what I explained to him, the rod broke in the transition area of the blank as the splinters were a good sign of a defective rod.

Hopefully St croix will agree. Its a very nice rod.

[harvey lee]

Well,not only is St Croix's warranty good, but fast. I sent it in last Wednesday and received my new rod today.

Now that is service. Its nice to see a company stand behind their product and have lightning fast service also.

[upnorth]

Wow that was quick!!! Good to hear they took care of ya!!

[fishwater]

I had a slightly different outcome with St. Croix. I didn't know how my rod started splitting, probably my fault I suppose; figured I'd send it in with a check for $20 and see what they, the experts, thought. We'll, I sent it in via fedex using their subsidized shipping deal so they got it last Friday. This morning I opened a letter saying that it wasn't covered under warranty, if I wanted a new rod they would be so gracious as to let me get a replacement for $50 more dollars. Fine, they don't want me as a friend. So I call and ask why it isn't merely $30 dollars more, basically the difference between the silver and gold warranty plan?? They said it was a charge for storage! Yeah, better keep that rod with a cracked tip and wonky handle in case I want it back. So I done learned my lesson; better not risk getting a qualified opinion on a busted St. Croix product, just pay the $50 and say yes I'm a rod breaker..!

I much prefer how G. Loomis handles my slack, however I'm completely in love with St. Croix products

[solbes]

I used their warranty program once on an Avid. Got a replacement almost right away, no questions asked. They've got a repeat customer for life.

[harvey lee]

I agree Solbes, very happy with my outcome. No issues and fast service.