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Well done Vexilar!!

brady_d

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This past weekend we were up north fishing and we ended up smashing my vexilar with one of our wood sided fish houses. eek.gif (we tip them over to drill the holes out so they don't get full of slush) Well the house probably weighs about 400-500 pounds and it tipped right onto my vexilar, as we didn't see it sitting back behind it. I was pretty upset at first but then went to it and saw that the only damage was to the frame of the vex. The house hit the top handle and bent it back, but it still works like a charm. Here's the pics after the damage.

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The frame cracked right here, but shouldn't cause me any problems.

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The 2 parts that hold the screen to the frame also broke off.

I'm thinking about just drilling holes further back on the frame to hold the screen. Does anyone have a better way to attach the screen back onto the unit?

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 Originally Posted By: stfcatfish
not to mention you're a poster boy for a Vex being "Brady Tested Tough." grin.gif

That's got a nice ring to it! grin.gif

I actually did send them a message right before I posted on here. Just told them that I was impressed that it held up and still worked. I don't really expect them to send me anything to replace it though, considering I'm the dumb one who tipped a fish house on it! \:D

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 Originally Posted By: brady_d
I don't really expect them to send me anything to replace it though, considering I'm the dumb one who tipped a fish house on it! \:D

It's nice to see that some people still have a conscience. I've seen a trend towards people admitting that a product breaks because of their own mishandling and have the gall to be upset that it isn't replaced for free. Yes, it is very nice when a company steps up and out of goodwill, replaces the item. But one should not expect that.

Just standing up to that abuse is a good testament alone for the Vex.

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I agree with you dtro...especially with people who think they deserve a new fishing rod because they slammed it in the truck topper.

Vexilar's are durable...I've had mine for 13 years now! And I use it a lot in the winter. Good local company as well. It's hard to go wrong with them.

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