Kenai Killer

[tag-a-long]

Can anyone tell me what kind of effect having 9inches broken off a kenai killer or a Norwest Special would have on the action of the rod? I have seen the 2 for sale, and wsn't sure what they were worth, or if the action would be compromised enough to make it not worthwhile. Thanks for all of your great advice in advance. I haven't seen anyplace else you can get the info like you can here.

Tight lines!!!!!!!

Warren :wink:

[crabbait]

Might make a good back bouncer.......... :shrug:

[First Light Bite]

Second that only thing they would be good for is back bouncing. Or maybe jig rod for bottom fish in the ocean.

[WildHawg]

Were they 9.5' Bobber rods? Backbouncers definitely--you don't need much sensitivity to feel a chinook bite. Just caught a sturgeon on one of mine today, but with the tip removed, might be hard to detect a subtle bite.
Good luck.

[ 01-12-2003, 08:45 PM: Message edited by: WildHawg ]

[KingFisher85]

Buy them, and then take them to Lamiglas and pay for them to be replaced. The Kenai should be free cause its a G1000 model

[Straydog]

Kingfisher,

I may be off base here and would be willing to be set straight but I think you may be mistaken in your take that if one is a G1000 series it would be replaced for free.

I believe the lifetime warranty is a "limited" lifetime warranty which means it is warranted to the original owner and only against defects in materials or workmanship.

My experience tells me that a lot of the problems and ill feelings towards rod manufacturers is the mentality that "limited lifetime warranty" means for the life of the rod and for any break for any reason.

As I say, I may be wrong but I think you may be expecting too much from the warranty in this case. I don't have a Lamiglas warranty in my office to check.

[tailchaser]

Bi-Mart usually doesn't ask any questions and take them back. I've taken two lami's back to them without problems and they replaced them on the spot.

tc

[Killertraylor]

Straydog is right - you'll get a good tongue lashing from the guy at lamiglass if you think you can have those rods repaired just because they have a lifetime warranty. You'll need a really good story and even then he'll probably tell you that he is 100% certain it was a car door because of the crush pattern in the graphite where it broke....this being said, I still buy lamiglas rods, but I keep my receipts and pray for the best when I break them.

[FastAction]

It should only be 32 bucks to have the tip replaced.... Did it on mine.. no biggie!

[Boedy]

How could any rod maker stay in business if every Tom, Dick and Harry that slammed their rod tip in a car door wanted a new rod? You can’t expect them to warranty it if it’s your own dumb butt that dropped the anchor on it right. I think it cool that they warranty as many polls as they do but there has be a point where they draw the line. I crushed a eye once and went to Joe’s to see about getting it fixed and they said just get a new one I thought great new rod and I am set. But I felt guilty because I knew I broke the eye and could have just replaced that and been fine. People complain about prices but they still want life time replacement of the rods even for their own stupid mistakes that break them in the first place. And if you didn’t even buy the rod new in the first place you are even worse IMHO.

[Straydog]

Thank you Boedy,

You made it easier for me to point out that attitudes like "hey, they will give me a brand new one free of charge if I act like I bought it there" is, in large part, why rods are so expensive and people like the warranty guy at Lamiglas are a bit suspicious.

Lamiglas paid to produce these rods and it costs them money to warranty rods that are misused or belonged to someone else and was a killer deal at a garage sale.

Too many people want something for nothing.... :hoboy:

[ 01-13-2003, 12:33 PM: Message edited by: Straydog ]

[monoman]

If you ran your ford into a wall would they replace it? Why should rod manufactures replace your mistake?

[Bobby Ray]

tag-a-long,
I jammed my tip into the boat and broke it.
I took the Lami back to Joe's and asked the Sporting counter guy if there's anything I can do with, I was willing to pay for the price to fix it shipping handleing whatever. The guy took my rod looked at it grabbed some materials from the shelf and fix it on the spot, I asked him how much I owed him and he said nothing, as long as it got me fishing, that blew me away. moral of my story is maybe some companies just want you to be happy and to spread the word :shrug:

I would definately see what the company could do for you and be honest, I broke my tip on Saturday and I plan on giving Lamiglas a call.

BnB

[ 01-13-2003, 03:24 PM: Message edited by: big n bright ]

[tag-a-long]

Hey,
Didn't mean to get any bad thread started... The Lamis have been broken and fixed. They were returns from some store in Nevada I think. just was wondering how they would fish being broken. I didn't want to fish for springers or summer brights with a broom stick. I can't really aford a new one and was looking at getting one that was a bit cheaper.

Thanks for the advice. If I get one, I'll use it for bottom fish and trolling, I think.
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