St. Croix Mojo Bass rods...jacked up eyelets

[DLest]

I went out yesterday and took my mojo's with me. As soon as I got to the water, I noticed my crankbait mojo baitcaster had lost the inside part of the eyelet on the third eyelet down. I didn't really think it would be an issue until I got on the water and noticed that it was chewing my line up pretty good, lost 2 lures because of it. Then a few hours later I pull my spinnerbait mojo baitcaster and the tip top eyelet had the same issue, the inside part of the eyelet was just gone! How common is this issue with the mojo bass rods? I was shocked to have two in the same day do that. I figure I will have to contact St. Croix to get it worked out, but am just curious about if others have had similar issues.

Also, anyone know how Gander Mtn is about replacing their brand of rods? Along with two jacked up eyelets, the tip broke off of my GSX Elite II spinning rod during a cast.

Yesterday was a bad day...

[WhiskeyWrangler]

Yeah, he was having a bad day...

We've talked about this before dude... Check it!

[HookUp]

Send it back to St. Croix if its still under warentee.

If not, give it to me and I'll replace the guides for you for beer.

[ReelYankee]

I had to same problem with a Mojo I picked up at Dick's, lost the eyelet on the first day out. I took mine right back to the store and got it replaced. That was in the begining of summer and that same rod hasn't given me any problems. Sorry to hear about it....I'd go back to Gander MT 1st and talk to them, maybe raise hell and if that doesn't work send it to Hookup with a case of his favorite brew

[Bill Schultz in WI]

It's still going to be on warranty, which is 5-years and the rods have only been out two.

Call first and explain the problem. I hope they do not charge for sending back to you once repaired.

Please keep me posted as I've been on the Pro Staff for many years.

Bill

[DLest]

It's still going to be on warranty, which is 5-years and the rods have only been out two.

Call first and explain the problem. I hope they do not charge for sending back to you once repaired.

Please keep me posted as I've been on the Pro Staff for many years.

Bill

They want me to pay $20 per rod to fix the eyelets and cover shipping. I asked if it was covered under a warranty and the dude on the phone told me no.

[tjn293]

best solution is to buy Shimano rods that have an over the counter lifetime warranty. on top of being great rods - nobody touches their warranty. sorry to hear of your troubles... that sucks.

[yakahtak]

I went out yesterday and took my mojo's with me. As soon as I got to the water, I noticed my crankbait mojo baitcaster had lost the inside part of the eyelet on the third eyelet down. I didn't really think it would be an issue until I got on the water and noticed that it was chewing my line up pretty good, lost 2 lures because of it. Then a few hours later I pull my spinnerbait mojo baitcaster and the tip top eyelet had the same issue, the inside part of the eyelet was just gone! How common is this issue with the mojo bass rods? I was shocked to have two in the same day do that. I figure I will have to contact St. Croix to get it worked out, but am just curious about if others have had similar issues.

Also, anyone know how Gander Mtn is about replacing their brand of rods? Along with two jacked up eyelets, the tip broke off of my GSX Elite II spinning rod during a cast.

Yesterday was a bad day...

I've had alot of trouble with that this year 4 rods in total all bps xtreme series but I've taken them all back and they have replaced the rods with no questions They've done me well

[stasher1]

best solution is to buy Shimano rods that have an over the counter lifetime warranty. on top of being great rods - nobody touches their warranty. sorry to hear of your troubles... that sucks.

It's up to the the retailer whether or not they'll honor Shimano's over-the-counter warranty. I had a problem with a Crucial that was over a year old and my local BPS (where the rod was originally purchased) initially refused to replace it. According to the Mgr at the Atlanta BPS, they'll only honor the replacement warranty for the 12 months. After that, it has to be shipped back to Shimano, on your dime.

I had to raise my voice a bit in front of several other customers in order to get them to offer a replacement, and when they did, the replacement had a huge scratch in the blank that I could catch my fingernail in. I wound up getting a refund instead, and used the money for another St. Croix.

[Plasticpirogue]

Here is my take on cracked ceramic guide inserts. When these rods (ANY of them, ALL brands) are put together, the guides are fine. The rods would not get through quality contol with defective guides. Typically, guides are made by Fuji (THE gold standard), R.E.C., Aftco, Pacific Bay, American Tackle, and various other off-shore brands. The best rods usually mount Fujis, although G.Loomis also uses Aftcos on the MossyBack rods for some reason. The highest grade inserts (ceramic rings) are the most durable and resist shock and impact the best without cracking. The lower grades like Hialoy and regular Aluninum Oxide (the most common) are actually quite brittle compared to SIC and Alconite.

If guides "fail" one of two things typically happen; the metal frame gets bent and the epoxy bond fails so the ring just falls out OR the ring fractures and falls out in pieces. BOTH of these instances are damage caused by some outside force; the box full of rods could suffer rough handling by a truck driver, the rod could be dropped off the display rack by a customer or sales clerk (stand in Bass Pro Shop and watch how often this happens; it's the reason I ALWAYS carefully inspect a rod before I plunk down my hard earned cash), the guide(s) could take a beating getting stuffed into a rod locker or below the deck on a SOT, or simply get banged around in an aluminum boat. NONE of these instances are the fault of the manufacturer....any manufacturer. I am NOT saying that you are to be blamed, it's just things happen. In many cases I think that the guide gets damaged in shipment or at the store but doesn't show up for a while, like when you all of the sudden notice that a ceramic ring is cracked and it's fraying your fishing line.

There, I said it.