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[catman529]

Sight casted a trick worm to a big ole largemouth in a quarry pond. He took it and ate the whole worm. I reared back but the hook came right out of the worm and flying out of the water. Then I noticed it also broke the tip of my Falcon rod. Knew there was a reason I like ugly stiks. I'm gonna take the falcon back to academy and see if they will exchange it. If not I guess I'll be getting in touch with falcon. I don't spend $100 on a rod for it to break...I hate graphite.


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[RUGER]

Bummer dude. Hope they make it right.

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[ImThere]

They will make it right. Hope you got the receipt


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[Spurhunter]

Falcon customer service is fantastic. They will fix you up. The cost of a rod doesn't make it unbreakable. I wouldn't trade a Falcon for 10 ugly stiks.

 

[Duck dogn]

Never owned a falcon but ugly stick used to be lifetime warranty but now I think it's a couple year warranty ,
not sure if markings on rod determine age or not!

 

[catman529]

Falcon customer service is fantastic. They will fix you up. The cost of a rod doesn't make it unbreakable. I wouldn't trade a Falcon for 10 ugly stiks.

ugly stiks have never let me down. They take abuse and keep catching fish. They don't have the sensitivity or the light weight of a falcon, but I think you get more use for your money with an ugly stik than with a higher priced graphite rod.


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[DRSJ35]

I also fish with ugly sticks. I've had mine for years they are very tough rod's. I shop at academy also and they should do you right.

 

[edtcase]

Wow. Their customer service (Falcon) is pretty good
So I bet they will take it back.


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[wobblegobble]

Most companies make it right when you break one.

 

[rsimms]

I am betting that Academy will make it right.

I've returned a couple of reels and a pair of waders to Academy for various problems. Each time they've allowed me to pick out a replacement, no questions asked.

In the case of the waders, they no longer had the exact same type I'd purchased. They let me take a pair that cost about $25 more, without even charging me the difference.

 

[catman529]

I am betting that Academy will make it right.

I've returned a couple of reels and a pair of waders to Academy for various problems. Each time they've allowed me to pick out a replacement, no questions asked.

In the case of the waders, they no longer had the exact same type I'd purchased. They let me take a pair that cost about $25 more, without even charging me the difference.

yea I have a friend who has exchanged a couple rods that broke and said the same thing, they just let him exchange no questions


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[catman529]

Well academy took care of it. Didn't have receipt so he asked me to swipe the card I used to pay for the original. Didn't charge the card just needed to verify I guess. I still ended up spending money though. Always need something lol


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[Spurhunter]

Well academy took care of it. Didn't have receipt so he asked me to swipe the card I used to pay for the original. Didn't charge the card just needed to verify I guess. I still ended up spending money though. Always need something lol


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Glad Academy took care of it. Had they not, Falcon would have. Academy has become my favorite outdoor store.

 

[catman529]

Well academy took care of it. Didn't have receipt so he asked me to swipe the card I used to pay for the original. Didn't charge the card just needed to verify I guess. I still ended up spending money though. Always need something lol


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Glad Academy took care of it. Had they not, Falcon would have. Academy has become my favorite outdoor store.

been my favorite as long as I've been fishing I think. I still use an old beat up ugly stik that my granddad bought me from academy when I was about 12 or so. Gone through several reels and even lost in the surf one time and in the river another but still got it back. Now I hope this new falcon will last just as long if I take good care of it


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[TRIGGER]

I had a buddy accidentally kick a $700 rod and reel setup in the water once to never be seen again. :bash:

 

[jard]

I bought a Duckett crankbait rod from Academy a while ago and over the last month, have had two different eyes pop off in the middle of the rod. I understand the tip but these two are right in the middle, never seen it before. I own 3 of them and its just a faulty build. Took it back to academy without receipt and exchanged it for a new one no problem. They work kinda like walmart, no receipt and they will scan the product and offer you the lowest price it sold for in the last 2 months as store credit. Mine scanned for the exact price it sold for, $120. I bought a triad for $129 and just paid the difference. They have been very easy to deal with. Took a crappie rod back this spring that broke and they didnt have anymore so they just gave me a gift card.

 

[Spurhunter]

I had a buddy accidentally kick a $700 rod and reel setup in the water once to never be seen again. :bash:

I was fishing a tournament at Tunica Cutoff some years back and my partner kicked a $300 G Loomis rod with a $200 Shimano reel off the front deck. We marked it on GPS, made a big treble hook and came back a week later and dredged it up. He was happy.

 

[TRIGGER]

I had a buddy accidentally kick a $700 rod and reel setup in the water once to never be seen again. :bash:

I was fishing a tournament at Tunica Cutoff some years back and my partner kicked a $300 G Loomis rod with a $200 Shimano reel off the front deck. We marked it on GPS, made a big treble hook and came back a week later and dredged it up. He was happy.

Mine was a G-loomis as well with a Diawa zillion reel. :bash: we were fishing the river in Clarksville. We had fished to a barge tied up but couldn't get under the cables so I was trolling around the barge. The water was 30' deep and the current was flowing strongly. I tied my biggest treble hook on and tried to get it back even though I knew there was no chance.

 

[catman529]

I had a buddy accidentally kick a $700 rod and reel setup in the water once to never be seen again. :bash:

I was fishing a tournament at Tunica Cutoff some years back and my partner kicked a $300 G Loomis rod with a $200 Shimano reel off the front deck. We marked it on GPS, made a big treble hook and came back a week later and dredged it up. He was happy.

Always keep a big treble on the boat, you may need it some day :lol: Thanks to some smaller trebles in my tackle box I saved my favorite rod from the ocean a few years ago. It wasn't even worth anything, just sentimental value.