>>2642260I fixed two rods.
One rod was a flimsy daiwa ultralight that I got on closeout when a local outdoor sporting goods chain went belly up a few years back and sold all their inventory to a liquidator which came in and operated the stores on an increasingly greater discount until all goods were gone. Picked up 2 rods and many xraps during that time despite money being tight.
The other rod I broke was an abu rod that I really liked: a vendetta from the previous generation that had the screw cap instead of the weird system they have now which apparently no one likes.
I had that rod for years and it was the first rod I bought myself apart from getting rods as a kid which my dad bought me.
In the case of the abu I threw it on the ground after losing a massive salmon. It wasn't the right rod for catching salmon and I was still learning about where to expect different fish at different times. turns out that area of shoreline has salmon at about this time of year actually and they will take a jerkbait or inline spinner. Anyway i basically iked that rod.
The other rod was a trout rod and I had the bright idea of keeping it in the trunk in two pieces, with the line and a lure on it. The lure got loose hooked itself to the trunks inner liner, creating a leverage point for the rod to snap itself somehow.
Both resulted in snapping off at the last guide, and both were clean breaks. The daiwa rod had no warranty since it was bought on fierce liquidation from a business that was closing. The abu had just expired from its warranty. I had both fixed for a few dollars can't remember exactly how much but it wasn't unreasonable and I fixed them along with other stuff so that further complicates a price breakdown.
Still feel it wasn't worth it since both rods I feel I will ultimately probably give away or maybe sell for ~10-20 dollars, garage sale pricing. The action is gone the hookup ratios the cast distance is all messed up I don't use them and have already replaced one
