Tywithay

If your rod makes it through a year of fishing and the warranty runs out, you've outlasted any manufacturing defects that may have shown up. It's not very likely that the rod is suddenly going to break after one year and one day. If you take care of it, it'll last a lifetime, whether it's warrantied or not.

I use one of mine exclusively for flipping, never had that happen.

I would just spool it up. You could probably spool it on a good cast with 15lb.

The rod will still catch fish.

You can still fish with them out of warranty. They don't expire or anything.

I don't think that the price should go down, but the performance should go up. They added the cork handle that people were clamoring for; cork costs money. They upgraded the blank as well. As long as you're getting more rod for your dollar, it's still worth it, in my opinion. The sad part is when company's axe a warranty, then bring out the same product or a cheaper product. That's an obvious cost-cutting move. I don't think Shimano will make a huge profit from this deal, but obviously they had to see something to make a business decision. Customers are one thing, but your business always has to be number one.

I can't stand them. There are a handful that are done well, but most seem like a means of cutting cost.

The lightest I've held is the NRX Umbrella Rig rod. It's not exactly economical though.

It's ***'s new high end rod. It won't be available for a while. It's top of the line in every aspect.

I've always looked at it in an opposite light. They're confident that their product will not fail. I think if people are buying rods for the warranty, they're selling themselves short. There's a lot of rods that far outperform the lifetime rods, but have a shorter warranty. If the price is paying for performance, instead of a warranty; I'm all for it. If they still put out a mediocre product and do away with the warranty to up their profits, they can KMA.

If you're not fishing saltwater, the HD has more line capacity than you'd ever need. If you look around, you can find the Type R for $130-$135 very easily. It's a great reel at that price. I like the upgrades on it better than the regular Tatula.

If it's the same SiC guides from the Recon, they're not very high quality. Still nice on a rod at that price. Makes you wonder how nice the blank is though.

If your lifetime rod is replaced by a new model, the new model will have a one year warranty.

They will honor all lifetime warranties on previous purchases. This applies to rods going forward.

There's more than $100 difference if you're paying the right price for the R. I wouldn't pay that much for a Revo though. If it's anything like the Gen3 Premier, it's not worth it. I think the Rocket is just a fast Premier with red paint, so I'd opt for the Tatula if it were me.

No real info, but it looks exactly like the regular Micro Magic.

There's usually a bunch of rods out and about afterwards. Don't usually see the reels for some reason.

The added price comes from import costs and added warranty. You can get them from Japan for more than $100 less than the US msrp.

Yeah, basically. The old model also had a free floating spool. The new one is extremely watered down.

I'll save $100+ and just order from Japan before I drop that coin.

I use the 2500, because even that holds way more than enough line than you'll ever need in most cases. Unless you plan on making 120 yard casts with a surf rod, then I guess the 3000 might give you another 10-15 yards of capacity.

No. Just standard magforce.

I use the rod for techniques that it performs well, whether it was designed for that particular function, or not.

They just picked features out of a catalog and ordered them from the manufacturer.

Get out a saw and sandpaper. Either get rid of the trigger or the finger.