While fishing Reds on the Kenai, my 8 wt. Redington fly rod broke in half on a fish. Thank goodness for that Redington lifetime warranty. The first time I sent my rod in was when about 6 inches of the tip broke off while I was reaching down to land the fish. That was 3 years ago. They promptly replaced the tip blank and sent it back to me. This time the rod snapped right in the middle. A fish shot back out into the river unexpectedly and that was all it took. I explained that I was fishing for salmon (an 8 wt. is probably just a little light for salmon) but they still honored the warranty and I got my NEW rod in the mail today. They skipped over fixing the rod or replacing the blank. They just gave me a brand new rod. AND - they gave me an up-grade. Nice folks over there at Redington. I always dream about getting a nice Sage, GLoomis or St. Croix fly rod - and may someday - but Redington's outstanding customer service has sold me on their rods - which perform just fine. Maybe not as much fine tuning as the other mentioned brands, but plenty of sensitivity, nice feeling action, and sweet casts. Here's the new rod: Tight Lines!
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Way to go! It's always a great day when a broken rod turns into a dream rod! Kind of like a cinderella story only NOT, because this is about GUY STUFF, so it really doesn't have anything to do with fairy godmothers, its a MANLY story....that's all I'm saying!
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