snapped the rod

[Catchin Jack]

Out fishing at the entrance on a friends boat and hook up a decent fish on a rod I bought other week as it was cheap, a 2-4kg okuma flame with a Abu Soron stx20 with 8lb braid. Well here I sit with this rod in 2 pieces and still fishing using my trusty pflueger patriarch xtr.

Well tomorrow I go back to tackle shop to complain about rubbish product.

Will try put up photo of it soon.

Slow fishing, just Bream and whiting but some good laughs.

[Hodgey]

Didn't you just try to sell me that rod?

Hmmmm ... XTR ... next on my shopping list!

Where's ya photos?

Cheers

Skip

[Catchin Jack]

The xtr is bloody awesome Skip, I cannot rave about it enough. I think I need the range of them.

To dark for photos haha.

Can't believe I broke my other rod but then again it wasn't a pflueger patriarch xtr haha.

[kurtisjohnthomas]

Don't Okuma have a life time warranty?

[rockfisherman]

It probably was a dud or copped a good hit in transition somewhere which weakened it considerably.

I'm sure your tackle store will only be to happy to replace it, okuma is a reputable brand.

[cheap charlie]

Bet you snapped the carrott about that

[Catchin Jack]

Well here's the photo of where it snapped.

I took it back this morning and they said they'll call me within 2 weeks when the "rep" comes in, we'll see how good the warranty is on their faulty product.

Below is the photo Hodgey haha.

[Catchin Jack]

Here's a photo showing both ends when it broke, where i've circled you'll see it's a lot lighter and this is where it bent and broke. To me that's a poor quality blank and cheap finish, it shouldn't break there that low, the line should have snapped before the rod . I'll never buy that brand again, stick to my faithful Pflueger & Berkley rods when it comes to graphite. A collection of Pflueger Patriarch XTR rods it'll have to be and matched with Patriarch and Soron reels

[cheap charlie]

Nice..

Some good workman ship there

[FRITZABU]

Well here's the photo of where it snapped.

I took it back this morning and they said they'll call me within 2 weeks when the "rep" comes in, we'll see how good the warranty is on their faulty product.

Below is the photo Hodgey haha.

Hi any reply from the rep about your broken rod yet ?

Okuma after sale service, by us in South Africa not to good.

[Catchin Jack]

No reply yet, I called late last week and was told "he still hasn't come in yet".

I will call again tomorrow and see how it's going, losing patience though.

[rockfisherman]

No reply yet, I called late last week and was told "he still hasn't come in yet".

I will call again tomorrow and see how it's going, losing patience though.

You'll get there eventually, unfortunately it's a matter no one wants to have to deal with... Keep pushing on.

[Catchin Jack]

Well after nearly 3 weeks i've finally got a new rod, they gave me a credit and could either have same rod or pick new one and make up difference, well I chose the latter. Ended up with a Diawa rod in 2-4kg, though it feels like a 1-3kg.

Will see how it goes, feels pretty good, just need to blood it and see how it stands up against the Pflueger Patriarch XTR rods