Fenwick (Pure Fishing warranty)
Pennsylvania Fishing
Jan 19, 2023 08:23:56 #
kandydisbar wrote:
That's wonderful to hear. Fenwick.
Can’t go wrong Kandy, they’re a bit more expensive than a budget rod but in the long run ( The Eagles) they’re well worth the slight increase in price.
Jan 19, 2023 08:25:32 #
Whitey wrote:
That's awesome guys and I'm glad I bought my first one later last summer when I got my new Daiwa BG MQ4000D-XH. The two fit together perfectly 👍. BK I hope you give them 5 stars an a awesome review. Tell them about all us here on the stage. Hopefully they'll keep it up over the next 50 years or more 😊
I did Whitey, actually wrote them a letter and received a response.
Jan 19, 2023 08:45:04 #
bknecht wrote:
I did Whitey, actually wrote them a letter and received a response.
That's cool 👍
Jan 19, 2023 08:48:54 #
Very cool thread in terms of BK's initial interaction with Fenwick and then all the other comments! I own several Fenwick rods as well...some that I put together and others right off the shelf. They are indeed a great blank and have served me well over the past 5 decades. Many thousands of "caught" fish would have to agree!
One of my favorite Fenwick's is resting at the bottom of Lake Superior from a "tip over" in a canoe...with a Garcia Mitchell 300 attached. Sure miss that rascal!
Glad to hear about your positive experience with the warranty BK!
One of my favorite Fenwick's is resting at the bottom of Lake Superior from a "tip over" in a canoe...with a Garcia Mitchell 300 attached. Sure miss that rascal!
Glad to hear about your positive experience with the warranty BK!
Jan 19, 2023 08:59:31 #
fishyaker wrote:
Very cool thread in terms of BK's initial interact... (show quote)
Thanks yaker, I too have one of my favorite rod and reels sitting at the bottom of Raritan bay in NJ. A St. Croix Greenwater series casting rod with an old Daiwa gold reel that my grandfather had received from a buddy for his 50th wedding anniversary. The rod was replaceable but the reel was the real loss.
Jan 19, 2023 11:15:45 #
Jan 19, 2023 11:18:28 #
bapabear
Loc: Blaine, Washington
A positive from me on Fenwick as well. I broke a fiberglass fly rod on a king salmon about 10 years back. They replaced it with a new upgrade carbon rod, as the fiberglass was no longer made. I did not have the receipt but they exchanged it anyway. I informed them of when and where I bought it, a store long since gone. I bought it in 1973. Note: I gave my Sage to my daughter. No sense in it collecting dust. The Fenwick fits my hand better. size 8 weight.
Jan 19, 2023 11:29:53 #
bknecht wrote:
Yeah Leo, sure can beat a custom rod properly made. Used to make them myself years ago but then got obsessed with making longbows and recurves. Here’s one I made from a Lamiglass blank in 88, still on of my favorite baitcasters for vertical jigging.
Here is a salmon snagging rod that I made in about '70. It's a 10' Lamiglass blank 1 - 3 oz. lure weight with a Garcia 6500C Ambassadeur Reel. It worked very well. I haven't used it since they closed the snagging season on Lake Mich.
Jan 19, 2023 11:46:24 #
bapabear
Loc: Blaine, Washington
Looks good. I am surprised to see such large eyes on a casting rod. I understand the need for large eyes on a spinning rod, but why are such small eyes used as the standard on bait casting rods?
Jan 19, 2023 12:35:52 #
flyguy wrote:
Here is a salmon snagging rod that I made in about '70. It's a 10' Lamiglass blank 1 - 3 oz. lure weight with a Garcia 6500C Ambassadeur Reel. It worked very well. I haven't used it since they closed the snagging season on Lake Mich.
Well Leo, you are certainly much more advanced than me in the rod construction, never made ornate diamond wraps. Nice work there!
Jan 19, 2023 12:41:22 #
Cal Bob
Loc: Clovis, California
bknecht wrote:
A while back I posted about a disaster I encounter... (show quote)
Back in the 70’s I had my first Fenwick, a little 2-piece ultralight, that I broke at the ferrule while yanking at a rock I’d snagged. It was my fault it broke, but Fenwick sent me a new rod,in a cool tube that I used for decades, along with instructions to TWIST the rod as I’m assembling it. I still have that rod, along with more Fenwicks that I bought over the years because of the way they took care of me.
Jan 19, 2023 13:22:32 #
bapabear wrote:
Looks good. I am surprised to see such large eyes on a casting rod. I understand the need for large eyes on a spinning rod, but why are such small eyes used as the standard on bait casting rods?
When I built a rod for myself, I usually put spinning guides on it because then I can also use a spinning reel on the rod, and match the spine for whichever I'm going to use the rod for the most. A rod actually has two spines, one completely on the opposite side of the other. If the clinic is a side-armed caster and hook setter, I will put the spine on the side depending if he is left-handed or right-handed. Only if the clinic is an overhead caster and hook setter, will I put the spine on the top or the bottom. That is the nice part of a custom rod you can build it to the clinic's needs and wants.
Jan 19, 2023 13:25:04 #
Cal Bob wrote:
Back in the 70’s I had my first Fenwick, a little 2-piece ultralight, that I broke at the ferrule while yanking at a rock I’d snagged. It was my fault it broke, but Fenwick sent me a new rod,in a cool tube that I used for decades, along with instructions to TWIST the rod as I’m assembling it. I still have that rod, along with more Fenwicks that I bought over the years because of the way they took care of me.
Was taught by my grandfather to rub the tip ferrule on my nose before assembling 2 piece rods but that was back in the days of SS ferrules, still seems like a good idea though.
Jan 19, 2023 14:01:13 #
Yeah I'm a big fan of Fenwick rods. And I always was have been, as a little kid I always said when I grow up I'm going buy a Fenwick. And I haven't stopped
Jan 19, 2023 14:01:55 #
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