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| Does Ford build all their cars and trucks in the US? Their HQs are here, yes. However, do a little digging and you'll find that they get nearly all their parts overseas. Same holds true for GM, Chevy, etc. Hardly anything these days is TRUELY built in the US.
If it's built well, I'll take it. Last thing on my mind is whether or not I'm being patriotic... |
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| Fig Rigs are great. Light and strong. I have seen posts about people breaking SC rods too, the difference is how it's handled afterwards. Fig Rig service is second to none. |
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| I just got a fig rig rod as a gift last X-Mas and I hope it performs well for me this year. It better not break on me during normal wear and tear. I have never broken a rod under normal usage. Could it be that the customer service is so great because the product is inferior? Unless they deliver a new rod to my boat on whatever lake I am on the service won't be good enough. Rods just should not be breaking on casts or hooksets!
As for the "everything breaks" line I read early one only needs to look at Ty's and Mike's post to know that amount of breakage is rediculous!
Why can't we call a spade a spade?
Edited by DJS 4/5/2006 8:31 AM
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Location: north central wisconsin | DJS, one great aspect of their customer service is listenning to the customer. Kevin knows some of the rods broke, found the problem and took steps to fix it. I have broken Lamiglass rods, St. Croix, and other big names, and most were rods from the first 'run' of a new line up. Fig Rig is not going away, and they will do whatever they can to make us happy, and that is what I like about them. I still use Shimano reels and have broken several of them. They took steps to fix things that were not 'perfect' on the originals and went so far as to tell us what they improved. What I don't like, is when a company ignores issues, and does not make changes. Does not seem to be the case with these upstanding individuals.
Jason Schillinger
Edited by Reef Hawg 4/5/2006 9:29 AM
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| If they broke as often as people seem to think, Kevin would be out of business by now...
All his profits, materials, and time would be dedicated to warranty work and he'd never be able to get rods to the retailers.
The first run probably went to guides and pro staffers, who put their gear through the wringer day in and day out. It gets the word out there, gets your product exposure, exposes it to a lot of people (clients) in a hurry.
The bad news? Well, if there are flaws, news of that will get out as well.
In a case like this, when you have a problem, you fix it. You HAVE to fix it, or you're gone.
My only issue with my Fig Rigs is the differences in components between the early models and the stuff that's out there today. My older Fig Rigs have a different blank, Fuji Alconite guides, and the cork is very smooth.
The newer ones have a lower quality of cork, much like a St Croix rod, Ceramic guides, and a different blank than the older ones, which I believe were Diamondback blanks...
But for me? I fish maybe 30 days a year. If I break a rod I've got extras, and for the $159 price tag? It's a fair price for a very light rod that (for me at least, so far anyway) does the trick.
If I was going to buy all new rods? I'd go custom all the way, for a number of reasons:
1. You can pick what type/brand/speed/weight blank you want to use
2. You can pick what brand/size/type of guides you want
3. Custom rod builders spine their rods
4. Custom rod builders (some anyway) will space the guides in a fashion most suited for that particular blank
5. You can specify handle length, type, and diameter
6. You can choose what color you want the wraps, pick decals, etc. Strictly cosmetic, but it is kind of cool!
Edited by esoxaddict 4/5/2006 10:22 AM
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Location: Wausau | 8' Toothtamer - excellent! |
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