>So what you are saying is, I shouldn't bother taking my
>BPS rod back to the Nashville store.

That is correct. If it's over a year old, Bass Pro will not replace it. The serial numbers on the rods are coded by year and the clerks are required to check before replacing a broken rod.

In my view, a one-year warranty (or no warranty at all) is fine on a $19.95 rod, but some of Bass Pro's rods are priced in the $100 to $200 range. A one-year warranty on a $200 rod is just plain lousy - especially when the rod probably only cost them a fraction of that to produce in some sweatshop in China.

With other brands, such as G. Loomis, Sage, or Falcon, you may be paying a couple hundred bucks or more on the rod, but I view part of that price as an "insurance policy" that the rod will be replaced if broken. This is especially important with flyrods since they're so long, thin, and fragile, that you're bound to break a tip sooner or later (especially if you're rough on tackle like I am). Bass Pro's high-end gear is priced as if it were in the same league as Loomis or Sage, but they rip you to pieces on the warranty.

bd