Thread: BPS Broken Rod

Hi everyone on the site. Well I haven't been on the site for some time, to busy fishing, sorry. Well I really enjoyed my new friends from the USA coming over to fish with me earlier in the year, didn't catch much but hey it was a good time. (hope yer well Tom ) After they returned I decided to go fish for salmon with my friends, I had purchased a BPS fly rod with a giftcard that I won on this site, a White River Classic 6 weight 2 piece rod. The guys who were over from the USA used it on Carramore Lake Bangor Erris I was guiding / ghillieing some friends on the river when I hooked a good size salmon, not a monster but I would estimate it to be around say 8 /10lb . I was assured by someone on BPS chat forum that this rod was capable of handling salmon of that size . The top section of the rod broke clean when the fish ran away from me??????????? I didn't put any undue presure on the rod. Needless to say I was very embarassed, not for myself but for the people who i fished with, as this was to be their fish. I contacted BPS and as it was under warranty, they said they would replace it. Get this ! they didn't want the rod back????????? With all the confusing emails back and forward they had indicated that they did not want the rod back? I thought this was strange, surely they would want to check it for defects? No it seems that the cost of sending it back to them in the US from Ireland was to much, aroud $50 shipping. But I sent it without knowing. BPS did give me my shipping costs back with another rod which I paid more towards and another reel. I have had a replacement from BPS, but just didn't have the confidence to fish for salmon with it, in fact I have given it away. So thanks BPS for the embarrasment, the lenghthy drawn out emails, the sub service and the not so good "your custom is very important to us" service . Thats my rant for the week now, I feel better for that.
Regards
SDD