High $ rods

[armyflyfisher]

....."Paying the surgeon for extracting said rod would probably be costly, as well."

Not to mention the pain and agony!

David

[SilverMallard]

Amen, Mr. Mallard. Paying the surgeon for extracting said rod would probably be costly, as well. Especially if he could keep it intact.

No worries. Those $600 fly rods come with no fault warranties! So you could just send it to the mfg with a note saying your wife crammed it up your hoo-ha, and they'd send you a new one.

[Danoinark]

No worries. Those $600 fly rods come with no fault warranties! So you could just send it to the mfg with a note saying your wife crammed it up your hoo-ha, and they'd send you a new one.

And therein lies what may be the jest of this entire story. You may be paying more for the lifetime warranty than what the rod is worth in the first place. I would tend to think that the manufacturers build in a price when they warrant them for life.

Dano

[Crippled Caddis]

Dano wrote:

<You may be paying more for the lifetime warranty than what the rod is worth in the first place. I would tend to think that the manufacturers build in a price when they warrant them for life.>

The truth may not 'set you free' but it's still the truth and Dano speaks truth. If you think that 'FREE LIFETIME WARRANTY' is FREE get in touch with me immediately for the real estate deal of a lifetime on a bridge in NY City!

Everyone has given good advice in greater or lesser degrees, but the greatest truth you've recieved to date is to ignore the price (if that's practical!;o)) and get out and cast rods until you find one you simply can't put down. One that seems to anticipate what you want to do and delivers without requiring conscious effort on your part. One that whispers sweet nothings in your ear and makes you re-experience puppy love. Pay the price and begin a lengthy love affair. If you don't find that rod immediately---DON'T PANIC! It's out there and you just have to find it. The worst thing you can do is surrender the search and just buy something 'to get it over with'. CC

[Gavin]

Bought my first Winston in 1994 with no lifetime guarantee. Think I paid $350 for it. In todays dollars that would probably be the equivalent of $475, so I guess the warrantee add around $100.

FWIW, I sold that Winston last year. I had it for 12 years, fished it a bunch, and I still got $300 for it. Try to get $300 for a used Temple Fork ;>)!

[SilverMallard]

From $475 to $300 is about like a TFO dropping from $120 to $70. I sold a used TFO Pro Series 6wt 9' rod and a $25 TFO case for $100 plus shipping a year ago to a guy in Alaska who had never seen it. That's a $165 value brand new at full retail.

So what's your point?

[armyflyfisher]

"......Try to get $300 for a used Temple Fork ;>)!"

Try to get $300 for a new one! None of the TFO's cost that much in the store.

David

[The Caddis]

Thanks for everyones advice. With the limited number of places to shop for flyrods where I live (the only true fly shop in town closed this winter). I have tested all available and made a purchase. I have next Friday off and plan on fishing with my new rod. I'll post a report afterwards.

[Greg]

SilverMallard your comment about your wife beating you was friggin hilarious. And I can relate. I've bought fairly high dollar gear a few times over the last 5 years and I thought my wife was going to scalp me. But she's a kind forgiving woman and always forgives me.

Greg

[Rolan Duffield]

High dollar rods--- Why. There's a lot of very good rods out there that arn't expensive. Perhaps some enjoy the HD rods because of the status symbol.

I prefer to have a fly rod that has a straight blank (doesn't have any missalignment) and good hardloy guides that don't wear out.

If you use a rod a lot -- have you checked the guides for wear? Many years ago when I fished the state parks every weekend, I would wear out two sets of the chrome guides every year.

Rolan