Quote Originally Posted by FurFlyin View Post
Is there any warranty on the JDM rods and if so, how is it redeemable?
It depends on which rods you buy and where you buy them. Low end Japanese rods don't have any warranties. More expensive rods do. If you buy the rod from Finesse-Fishing.com the Japanese warranty is honored. You have to have the warranty card, but you don't have to fill it out. You have to return the part to Finesse-Fishing (in the US), not to Japan. Finesse-Fishing sends the part and the warranty card to Japan. If Finesse-Fishing has the same rod in stock, you don't even have to wait for the part to come back from Japan - it is taken from a rod in inventory.

However, all the Japanese rod warranties I've seen are one year, one use, one part - meaning you can only use the warranty once, to replace one part, within one year of purchase. There is a warranty processing fee that varies depending on the rod, but is generally in the $20-60 range, plus the cost to ship a replacement part to you (from the US, not from Japan).

Please note that this service is offered only for rods purchased from Finesse-Fishing.com