Same problems out here in Ontario with Loomis stuff. After spending $400 on a custom 13" im6 float rod I was not amused when I was billed $200 for a replacement after busting the tip. You'd have thought they would replace the section at cost after you had outlayed so much dough for your rod. Not these guys, and to add insult to injury they come over with this really snotty "attitude". So I switched to a Sage 13.5 footer...Much nicer handling rod and guess what I did... Yup, bust the tip when line got wrapped around it when setting hook on a chinook. What happened? $30 shipping charge, rod fixed as new, no questions asked, no attitude...Some stores in Ontario refuse to work with Loomis blanks for the exact same reasons as mentioned above. So it is definately worth forking out the extra bucks for the Sage, if not get a cheaper rod so it is not so tough if you break it...

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