G Loomis warranty program is a joke, and here is why you buy a loomis and it brakes from what they told me it will only be defective the first couple of times you use it from then on it is basically your fault. So what about the guy who brakes his rod in a manner that is not abuse. He sends his rod to them and he gets the run around from there reps about how it was his fault. he the now has to pay 75$ to get it fixed when the guy who slammed his rod in a car door only has to pay 50$ with their expedite service. to me this seems like a slap in the face. Also now that loomis has been bought out by shimano, i have noticed alot more problems with their rods like the inside of the guides falling out and what not. Maybe G loomis' glory days are over.now they have switched to a capitalist attitude, and thats make the cheapest rod and sell it at an expensive price. just my .02