Genz Rod Issues

[CrappieAttitude]

Anyone have any problems with their Genz Rods warping? My brother took a rod out of his case this weekend and asked me if I had ever seen a rod do this. As I looked, the top 3 guides were twisted around. They weren't bent, and the rod wasn't broken, but as you looked down the rod, only 2 of the five guides lined up. Anyone else have any similar issues? It was like they shifted in the off season. I am stumped.

[Rugbyguy]

I took my Genz Stick out of the bag last night and I had the exact same issue. I summed it up to a cheap rod bag, it is now sleeping comfortably in a read rig ice pack.

[hip_hop_fisherman]

Now I know I'm not crazy. I had the exact same thing happen to me. I have 2 Genz Rods (last years gold series) and they both ended up exactly as you described when I pulled them out of my rod bag last week. I figured it was a some kind of fluke, something to do with the way I had them in there?? (even though i've done it the same way for two years and haven't had a problem with my other rods) at least I know I'm not crazy, now I wonder why they do that???

[hip_hop_fisherman]

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I summed it up to a cheap rod bag, it is now sleeping comfortably in a read rig ice pack.

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I would say the same thing, except I use a JRs Tackle rod bag, and I know it isn't the reason they've done this, especially after I know two other people had the same problem.

[CrappieAttitude]

I don't think the rod bag is the culprit. All the other rods were perfect. Did any of you try to return them? I am going to see if anything can be done with them.

[iland99]

Just curious, exactly what rod did this happen to? I have a Gold Perch series rod that I stored in a rod case over the summer, and when I pulled it out a few weeks ago the rod had a permanent "bend" in it. It just wouldn't straighten out. I tried bending it back and it snapped off in my hand. I complained to Nature Vision and they sent me a brand new rod for free, so they took good care of me. I've been pretty careful to store the new rod with no tension on it. Is this similar to the problems you guys are having? I'd contact Nature Vision, I'm sure they'll take good care of you too.

[CrappieAttitude]

I am not sure what rod it was. I just called my brother and he read me the model number. It was a GGZ2724. A 27 inch rod. I don't know if this helps or not. But it was definately a last years gold series model.

[Ralph Wiggum]

I noticed this with mine, but it isn't bad enough that I'm going to do anything about it.

[iland99]

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I am not sure what rod it was. I just called my brother and he read me the model number. It was a GGZ2724. A 27 inch rod. I don't know if this helps or not. But it was definately a last years gold series model.

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That's interesting, because my rod was a GGZ2746. Your brother's rod is also a perch rod, and the only difference is his was rated for 2-4 lb test while mine was rated for 4-6 lb test. I wonder if this problem is only on the perch series rods, or on all of them?

[musky_tail05]

I bought two of the Genz silver series last year, SGZ2324 (crappie) and SGZ29610 (walleye). The walleye rod was stored in a Beckman rod case and the crappie rod was stored in the bottom of my ice house. I checked both of them over after reading this, and I can't find any flaws in either of them. They both performed great on the ice yesterday too...

[CrappieAttitude]

He did say that his was a 2-4 lb rating. He couldn't tell me if it was a Perch model, but it sounds like you are pretty familiar with them. Did you use them for the first time last year, or have you had them before? Maybe it was just a bad batch last year.

[hip_hop_fisherman]

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I wonder if this problem is only on the perch series rods, or on all of them?

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No, mine are both the sunfish series, 27" 1-3 lb test

[hanson]

I don't think this is a problem with these rods specifically, I've had the same thing happen to other rods, and even my St. Croix Legend. I have no idea what would cause it? The "warping" on my Legend happened sitting on a shelf in the closet. It wasn't in a rod bag or anything. It was almost like the rod wanted to have a spiral wrap and was going to do anything to get there.

To remedy this, I held the blank near the tip and carefully twisted it until all the guides lined up again.

I've got to admit, its the oddest thing I've ever seen.

[iland99]

This was the first Genz rod I've owned. I bought it on clearance towards the end of the season last year, so it only got used 3 or 4 times. I'm sure Nature Vision will replace any rod that had a defect like this. They replaced mine, no questions asked, so that makes me think that this might be a known problem.

Hanson, it sounds like your problem with the Legend is a bit different than the problem I had with my Genz rod. I don't think we're all having the same problem here either. We've just all had faulty Genz rods. My perch rod was permanently bent, I wish I would have taken a picture of it before it snapped off in my hand!

[Deitz Dittrich]

To all who are having problems with their Genz Sticks. I am very sorry you have had a problem with your rod. Like Hanson says.. I'm not sure what caused this. I brought this thread to the attension of the people at Nature Vision the maker of the Genz Rod. they told me to pass on the customer service number to you. Please call this number if you have had problems with your Genz rod. Nature Vision has one of the best customer services around, they will take care of you!

Nature Vision Cust Service 866-777-0733

[Gus]

I've had it happen to other rods. I don't own any Genz rods so I can't comment there. I attributed it to storing them in my hot shed during the summer. Even though I was carefull to lay them all flat and make sure there was no bend in any of them for storage it still happend. Maybe it wasn't due to the heat. Hanson said his was stored in a closet so I would assume that it wouldn't get to 100 plus degrees like my shed probably did. Interesting thoughts now......

[hip_hop_fisherman]

This is turning into a very interesting post, where's all the scientists?!?! Deitz, thanks for taking the time to pass along that information, much appreciated.

[CrappieAttitude]

I agree. It is amazing that these "Freaks of Nature" are happening to many people. I could see how heat could affect rods. I know that those sheds can get hotter than a pistol at times, but one wouldn't think that in a garage with a vented roof it would get that hot. I don't know!!

Thanks Deitz for the grunt work!