Here is the thing about the warranties - Every rod I have broken has been a Lamiglas (except for the last one that was a $45 Okuma). Sure they have lifetime warranties, but I feel like it is BS to make my F-ups their problem - especially when back in the day they would provide a new tip section or entire rod for like $30.

I suspect that if we all limited our claims to manufacture defect, you might be able to get a "$500" for $300 or so. But it is not that big a thing to me and I am not hung up on how everyone else deals with warranty claims- I just know myself well enough to appreciate that if F-ups are free I make more of them.

Then again, if a "500" rod is replaced by the manufacturer once on average - turns out it is a $250 rod.... (I have no idea what the average replacement rate is - just an example..)