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warranties/rod care
Posted by: David Bourque (---.br.br.cox.net)
Date: February 07, 2017 11:48AM

I always hate when a rod comes back broke but 3 in 2 days wow I haven't had 3 all last year. I guess the more rods I build the more chances for some to come back. I may need to give a lesson on rod care with every purchase or just charge more LOL. Maybe once they pay for the rebuild they will learn.

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Re: warranties/rod care
Posted by: Michael Danek (---.adr02.mskg.mi.frontiernet.net)
Date: February 07, 2017 12:04PM

How about providing a copy of the "Eliminate Broken Rods" article from the library with every rod. Any intellectual property problems with doing that?

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Re: warranties/rod care
Posted by: Norman Miller (---.lightspeed.jcsnms.sbcglobal.net)
Date: February 07, 2017 12:15PM

Michael that a good idea!
Norm

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Re: warranties/rod care
Posted by: Buzz Butters (---.dhcp.fdul.wi.charter.com)
Date: February 07, 2017 03:38PM

Type out a half page on rod care. Make sure you have a detailed description of what high sticking is and how to avoid it. Rod care paperwork goes out with every rod. Once I started sending those flyers home rod breakage went way down. If they pick the rod up in the shop they are SHOWN what high sticking is.

Had a guy buy a graphite UL ice rod. Landed at 45" musky on it. And many more NICE fish. Called today and he said he broke it. Said it was his fault, he said "I high sticked the thing. My bad" A little education goes a long way.

Buzz

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Re: warranties/rod care
Posted by: John Cates (---.sub-70-195-208.myvzw.com)
Date: February 07, 2017 04:14PM

The rods we build for people come with a fool proof warranty. When we hand the finished rod over we say, "The warranty is 30 seconds or 30 feet, whichever comes first."

We have never had any issues.

Flex Coat Company
Professional Rod Building Supplies
www.flexcoat.com

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Re: warranties/rod care
Posted by: bob graves (---.dsl.bell.ca)
Date: February 10, 2017 09:11PM

John that's a great warranty, I will adopt that one for my customers

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