Quote Originally Posted by Alphahawk View Post
Do they not examine the rod to see how it was broke? Many companies here may decide you broke it from negligence and not replace it.
I've submitted warranty claims for years now (probably 8 years for tenkara rods and 2 years for spinning/baitcasting) and the manufacturer has never refused to honor the warranty. I am sure they know that warranty claims are almost always operator error (including the error of thinking rods "ought to be" able to do things they weren't designed to do). They get honored anyway. However, the manufacturer's financial exposure is limited because the warranty is one-year rather than lifetime, and can be used only once.