Broke a rod. Thoughts on possible replacement?

Broke my 4 weight today.  I bought it used and it's not going to be covered under any kind of warranty.  Bah!

For a replacement, I'm choosing between a TFO Professional II and a Redington Classic Trout.  Either would work fine.  I like them both.

I don't use a rod this light more than a few days a year, and lower-cost rods are going to be fine - but I don't know if either has an inherent problem (like known to break easily) and I don't know how each company handles warranty claims.

Any experience?  Thoughts?

You can't go wrong with the Reddington Classis Trout. It's a great rod.

You can't go wrong with the Reddington Classis Trout. It's a great rod.

Thanks. 

Yeah, I like it too.  Just wondering if it has a problem - like when the TFO BVK's tended to snap at the tip for no apparent reason.

What's the break look like, Tinker? A lot of broken rods can be repaired fairly easily.


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About three inches near the middle of the top section bulges outwards like it delaminated as it crumpled and bent.  It didn't snap into two pieces.

I found the rod at an estate sale and paid very little for it, so losing it isn't a tragedy - except the season opens on the coastal streams in nine days and I'd like to have a rod by then.

It was an unused Fenwick HMG - I guess it still is an HMG, even broken.     I might look into having it repaired, but for now I'm looking for a replacement.

I probably wouldn't bother repairing a 3" crush in the tip section of an estate sale rod. To do the repair, you need a piece of donor blank that will fit inside the damaged section. You also have to wrap thread over the break and finish it, so imagine a 3-4" ferrule wrap over this break. It can be done with thread that turns clear under the finish, but a wrap over that much of a break is going to look bad, no matter how well it's done.

Sounds like looking for a replacement is your best bet.


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I think so, too.  Should have mentioned it's one of the old HMG rods, not a newer one, and a repair would probably cost several times more than what I paid for it.  Seems odd that I've tugged harder to free practice flies from the lawn, but ce sera.

Appreciate the suggestion, 'though.  It might have worked-out.