What company’s offer life time warranty’s? I know old town canoes and kayaks,  Dobyns. I love supporting these kind of companies 

With warranties the devil is in the details.  Dobyns has a "limited" lifetime warranty.  It covers defects in materials and workmanship, so 50 years from now if you realize they made a mistake when making your rod they will replace it.  How likely is that?   

Falcon does for the Cara, Expert, and Lowrider series.  Workmanship and defects, but I've never heard of them not replacing a broken rod.

Manufacturers get to determine what a “lifetime” means” 

 

 

13 minutes ago, F14A-B said:

Manufacturers get to determine what a “lifetime” means” 

 

 

Yes but no quarantee on ours just to put it in perspective. 

Orvis will replace rods for any reason.  You slam the rod in a car door, and you get a new one no questions asked.  Of course you pay for this service when you buy the rod, so in the course of a lifetime, the money is the same.

For rods, any actual manufacturing defect will show itself in the first times the rod is loaded.  Any warranty longer than a year is really just an insurance policy against you breaking it thru your own actions.  You are paying for it somehow/someway thru the retail price of the rods.... Not to mention the replacement fee most companies charge.  

 

Not saying it's a bad thing, as the piece of mind it provides is a selling point for many.  

1 minute ago, Dwight Hottle said:

Yes but no quarantee on ours just to put it in perspective. 

Yes, very true. 

Gloomis used to.

 

now, I'm over it.  I cant expect some company to sponsor my shananigans.   I own my mistakes that cost me a rod.  like taking a punch weight to the rod shaft..who does that?  me apparently.  

Costa ruined my faith in "Lifetime" warranties

6 minutes ago, Darth-Baiter said:

Gloomis used to.

 

Huh????

 

What do you mean "used to"?

 

Something change?

33 minutes ago, HawkeyeSmallie said:

 

Huh????

 

What do you mean "used to"?

 

Something change?

Nothing has changed.  I just warrantied a salmon rod about a month ago.

Some St Croix models do.  It depends on the rod itself.

 

My wife's wedding ring has a lifetime warranty lol

35 minutes ago, HawkeyeSmallie said:

 

Huh????

 

What do you mean "used to"?

 

Something change?

eww...apologies.  what changed is I dont have a single G-loomis anymore.  I wasn't even close to being clear.  

1 hour ago, F14A-B said:

Manufacturers get to determine what a “lifetime” means” 

 

 

Two-part warranty. If it breaks in two, you get to keep both pieces.

 

This is a tad off-topic, but we bought some pretty expensive gutters with the leaf guards that are guaranteed not to clog and for any defects in product or workmanship. It still cost us $90 to get two guys out here for a service call to do some caulking to stop leaks.

27 minutes ago, Darth-Baiter said:

eww...apologies.  what changed is I dont have a single G-loomis anymore.  I wasn't even close to being clear.  

Oh lol no big deal.

 

I bought a NRX+ last year over a P5 mostly due to the warranty.

 

If I break it in a door or ceiling fan or whatever, spending $175 for a new rod is a dang good deal.

Megabass has something similar.  cant remember the replacement price.  but it is a one time thing. 

29 minutes ago, Darth-Baiter said:

Megabass has something similar.  cant remember the replacement price.  but it is a one time thing. 

I’ll have to look into that.

 

You know how I want that X Bites.  

Yamamoto has a lifetime warranty on Senkos. If you ever run out, they will sell you a replacement pack at retail cost. 

3 hours ago, JHoss said:

Costa ruined my faith in "Lifetime" warranties

Say more please? I’ve had zero issues with costa warranty and I’ve used it about 4 or 5 times over the past 15ish years…

Okuma x series rods have lifetime warranties.

4 hours ago, Darth-Baiter said:

Megabass has something similar.  cant remember the replacement price.  but it is a one time thing. 

Only good for  3 yrs.. 1st year they cover 1 replacement rod... After that you are on your own with megabass... 

39 minutes ago, MRQturbo said:

Only good for  3 yrs.. 1st year they cover 1 replacement rod... After that you are on your own with megabass... 

1 free replacement? 

1 hour ago, F14A-B said:

1 free replacement? 

Yes 1st one.. After that... they have a no questions asked replacement for 60% of msrp... 

50 minutes ago, MRQturbo said:

Yes 1st one.. After that... they have a no questions asked replacement for 60% of msrp... 

that’s still a good deal. St Croix’s replacement cost is $60