St Croix Rods

I recently (today) broke my new st. criox rage rod. I registered it online as soon as i got it so i guess my question is how do i go about shipping it to St. Criox an about how long will it take? Any help on this matter would be greatly appriciated

I bought one quite a few years ago, a musky rod, too long ago to remember what model. Third cast, it broke just above the cork...never even thought about getting another one. The price has just as much to do with it as that does however. Id rather spend too much on a reel haha! They were great about it and refunded my money without any hassle though, I will give them that.

smbrickner, Now I understand. Usually when one says they broke a rod they mean that the blank broke, and I will stand by my assesment that if someone breaks three blanks in a year they are doing something wrong, but having guides break is a different thing.

Ditto, One was a new Eyecon that I bought on the way to canada that snapped on a hookset, hardly an abused rod seeinga s how it was brand new. The other one that broke in Canada was just and eye insert, but definitely left me with a bad taste in my mouth considering 2 broke in a week. I sent themin at my cost and got a Mojo pitching stick, one other the feet on the guides was broken when I took it out of the tube. That was the end of them for me. Maybe the higher end ones are better I mostly used Mojo's and Eyecons. I like the over the counter exchange on the Fenwicks and I still have my 4 year old Loomis with no problems, maybe I'm not as hard on them as you assume.

Ditto And I'm from the government and I'm here to help you. The check is in the mail. I could go on but I hope you get what I'm saying. A lot of the stuff we buy that is made outside of the states is being made by kids that don't get paid very much. Many other countries don't have any child labor laws and that is a big reason things are made cheaply overseas. As I remember a few years back Nike was in the press because some of the top end Air Jordans were being made by kids that were paid pennies for their work. DJim

nightstalker, you ever been to a factory making one of the better rods over seas? Anybody you personally know ever been there? DOn't believe everything you read. Any responsible company that has stuff made overseas does not have children working at the factories, and thye have inspectors on site at all times, if they don't then are not making good rods. And yes the adults working there don't make a lot by our standards but they are making enough to have a nice living at their standards and they are happy. Fenwick allows dealers to take rods back, St. Croix does not.

I find it funny people in this thread complain about quality yet they buy rods made by a child in a 3rd world country. yeah..ok....a country that treats their workforce like rented mules i might add. as for over the counter warranties.....fenqick may have one but no retailer will honor it.

I have a St. Croix ultra light that I bought 20 years ago. A small blue gill will take drag. I have caught 20" walleye with this pole and had a blast. I still have this pole and use it allot. I may have to send it back to have the guides replaced because they are beginning to wear thin. If you have a problem with this brand, send it back for repairs or buy something else. The bottom line is, take care of your equipment.

smbrickner, I'll be blunt. If you broke three St. Croix (or any other quality rods) in one year go buy an Ugly Stik! YOu don't know how to treat or use a quality rod.

Thanks for all the help guys. And even though some of you claim they break easy, just take better care of your stuff, like i will from now on

I broke 3 Croix's last year. Figure a week to 10 days. Exactly the reason I went to all Fenwicks now, over the counter warranty if I need it.

It's great to support products made in our home state of Wisconsin but, St Croix has a long reputation of failures. They're great rods for maybe a season, if you treat them like egg shells. However, I expect more from my equipment. They might replace your rod but you'll probably break that one as well. Cut your loss and go with a Diawa, they're just a much better, longer lasting rod.

Go to Home Depot and get a carpet tube. call them and depending on your situation they'll waive the shipping fees. you'll get a sticker in the mail from Fed Ex. stuff the rod in the tube ad mail it. I'm dealing with a similar situation now. Search the threads before you start a new on because this topic is on many existing ones.

Here is a link straight to their warranty and service page on their site. http://www.stcroixrods.com/category/service_and_warranty

If you went on-line to register it I'm pretty sure you can go back to their web-site and find out where to ship it and how much $ to send along with it to get a new one if the damage is covered under warranty.