New rod time

bcklash · 08-02-12, 03:14 PM

This little fish blew up my Bucoo

Done it on the hook set. Placing a call to Falcon
in the morning. Maybe I'll get lucky.

Jrob78 · 08-02-12, 03:27 PM

That sucks! Kind of seems like an odd place for it to break. Too much load will cause a failure at the base of the rod but normally above the reel seat, I would think. Hopefully they'll send you a new one.

bcklash · 08-02-12, 05:21 PM

I contacted Falcon about my broken Bucoo. I send it to them, they determine if it was defective (they replace it) or my fault (about 1/2 price for a new rod). And I pay shipping both ways.

I can see where this is going.

aikenyounggun · 08-02-12, 05:26 PM

Usually if it is your fault, you damaged the rod near the tip by stepping on it or hitting against something.

Obviously this is not the case, the butt of the rod broke. If they dont say it was there fault, I would argue and raise hell.

bamabassman · 08-02-12, 07:43 PM

awww crap ron. slap some ELMERS GLUE on her and use her for catfishing. lol. for real man. sorry bout that.

Jrob78 · 08-02-12, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bcklash

I contacted Falcon about my broken Bucoo. I send it to them, they determine if it was defective (they replace it) or my fault (about 1/2 price for a new rod). And I pay shipping both ways.

I can see where this is going.

That sucks, it's one thing if it's a $400 rod but by the time you pay shipping both ways and partial on a new one, you might as well save yourself the time and trouble and just buy a new one.

oglejust · 08-02-12, 09:31 PM

ah guys used to buy rods like that.. pistol grip handle, sell it to an old timer haha jp. hope they help u out

bassboogieman · 08-02-12, 10:50 PM

Unusual place for a blank failure. I agree with the above, stick a pistol grip on it and keep on using it. Good luck with Falcon on warranty replacement.

islandbass · 08-03-12, 01:16 PM

Hope it's a manufacture defect because that is a very odd place for a break, unless there are some young uns around who might have "accidentally" done to it like jump up and down on it thinking it was a diving board.

Hope they take care of you.

keithdog · 08-03-12, 08:02 PM

I'd drive to the home office and beat'em over the head with the remainder of the rod screaming gimmee a new one!!!

dave · 08-03-12, 11:35 PM

Maybe it was the way the hook was set. Looks like the butt was jammed into your abdomen and when you set the hook, the torque was too much for the blank. Maybe you're just too powerful. LOL

BigBassin144 · 08-04-12, 08:08 AM

Ron, that really sucks. But if you're going to ship it back, see if they'll let you cut the rest of the rod into a few pieces and it'll really cut down on shipping since it won't be in a 6-7' tube.

BB

AUFred · 08-04-12, 09:22 AM

I agree with everyone else. Unusual place for a break.

kennethdaysale · 08-04-12, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dave

Maybe it was the way the hook was set. Looks like the butt was jammed into your abdomen and when you set the hook, the torque was too much for the blank. Maybe you're just too powerful. LOL

If you lay a wooden yardstick on a desk with 1 foot hanging off the end then lay a single sheet of newspaper flat (with all the air pressed out) down over the yardstick and desk with the same 1 foot sticking out, then hit the end of the yardstick real hard downward with your fist, the stick will break but the newspaper sheet will keep the other two feet pressed against the desk. (dang that's a long sentence). Hard to believe until you see/do it. So Daves suggestion that you might have had the butt stuck so far into your "abdomen"

on the hookset isn't as far fetched as it may sound.

bassinbob · 08-04-12, 04:22 PM

Well now, there you go. That does make sense. I think they'll give you a new one.

08-02-12, 03:14 PM	#1
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	New rod time This little fish blew up my Bucoo Done it on the hook set. Placing a call to Falcon in the morning. Maybe I'll get lucky. Attached Thumbnails __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

08-02-12, 03:27 PM	#2
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	That sucks! Kind of seems like an odd place for it to break. Too much load will cause a failure at the base of the rod but normally above the reel seat, I would think. Hopefully they'll send you a new one. __________________ There are 3 kinds of people in the world…those who can count and those who can’t. HRN4L

08-02-12, 05:21 PM	#3
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	I contacted Falcon about my broken Bucoo. I send it to them, they determine if it was defective (they replace it) or my fault (about 1/2 price for a new rod). And I pay shipping both ways. I can see where this is going. __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

08-02-12, 05:26 PM	#4
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	Usually if it is your fault, you damaged the rod near the tip by stepping on it or hitting against something. Obviously this is not the case, the butt of the rod broke. If they dont say it was there fault, I would argue and raise hell. __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

08-02-12, 07:43 PM	#5
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	awww crap ron. slap some ELMERS GLUE on her and use her for catfishing. lol. for real man. sorry bout that. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

08-02-12, 09:31 PM	#7
oglejust BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Paris, IL Posts: 229	ah guys used to buy rods like that.. pistol grip handle, sell it to an old timer haha jp. hope they help u out

08-02-12, 10:50 PM	#8
bassboogieman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Parkesburg, Pa. Posts: 3,762	Unusual place for a blank failure. I agree with the above, stick a pistol grip on it and keep on using it. Good luck with Falcon on warranty replacement.

08-03-12, 01:16 PM	#9
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	Hope it's a manufacture defect because that is a very odd place for a break, unless there are some young uns around who might have "accidentally" done to it like jump up and down on it thinking it was a diving board. Hope they take care of you. __________________ ARX "If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." Doug Larson (Shimano 2005 Reel Catalog)

08-03-12, 08:02 PM	#10
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	I'd drive to the home office and beat'em over the head with the remainder of the rod screaming gimmee a new one!!! __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

08-03-12, 11:35 PM	#11
dave BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 401	Maybe it was the way the hook was set. Looks like the butt was jammed into your abdomen and when you set the hook, the torque was too much for the blank. Maybe you're just too powerful. LOL

08-04-12, 08:08 AM	#12
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Ron, that really sucks. But if you're going to ship it back, see if they'll let you cut the rest of the rod into a few pieces and it'll really cut down on shipping since it won't be in a 6-7' tube. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

08-04-12, 09:22 AM	#13
AUFred BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Prattville, Alabama Posts: 801	I agree with everyone else. Unusual place for a break.

08-04-12, 04:22 PM	#15
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	Well now, there you go. That does make sense. I think they'll give you a new one. __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

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