I can't seem to find my hip boots.   ;D ;D

I havn't had any problems with any of my premiers or any of my other St. Croix rods. Could be a problem with batson's guides as mentioned before. St. Croix has an excellent reputation for their customer service so I would contact them about any problems.

The_Natural,

Thank you for a pleasant response to a rather aggressive post.

However, although you may have been mistaken about the guides

used on the Premier, that does not change the fact that you are

in fact, an expert. We appreciate your participation and all of

the helpful advice you contribute to this Forum.

-Kent a.k.a. roadwarrior

Global Administrator

Bahh.....Reel Mech probably just needed some scotch on the rocks.    Batson guides only recently started flanging their inserts, and that is why the old Helium's were prone to the inserts popping out.  

well i dont wanna throw gas on the fire ,, but i have to LOL ... how or why would you even concider compairing a croix to a carrot ?? croix have been around since 1954 ... so why ,, why must we do this ??? please dont compair a company that has payed its dues for over 50 years ... st croix has been will always be in the fishing industry ... so IMO there is no compairison at all ... e21 is a golf club company that decided they wanted to sell fishing rods ... st croix sold fishing rods ,, see the difference ... im not bashing your carrot ,, just stating the facts ...

i know muddy im from WI ,, but even if i wasnt i would still fish st croix ... they do have great rods to offer ... and yes muddy even people that dont live in WI like st croix rods ...  ;D

Yea and both of them are members here

The_Natural,

Thank you for a pleasant response to a rather aggressive post.

However, although you may have been mistaken about the guides

used on the Premier, that does not change the fact that you are

in fact, an expert. We appreciate your participation and all of

the helpful advice you contribute to this Forum.

-Kent a.k.a. roadwarrior

Global Administrator

Bahh.....Reel Mech probably just needed some scotch on the rocks.

Natural,

Just fyi, ReelMech and ddigit are 2 different people...  

I can't seem to find my hip boots. ;D ;D

You know I can't resist St.Croix threads. ;D

I will add that I have returned my legend (fly rod) three times (all my fault) and got not so much as a question, or a bill from St. Croix.  I was a little peeved when one time it took two weeks to get back to me, then I sent a rod back to cortland and it took 3 months to get back to me and cost me 60 bucks.

I think if you mentioned this issue to them they would make it right.  

I have had guides fall out of both my St Croix Glass Premiere. I own a few St Croix LTB and report no problems with these rods.