Last night at BPS.

AUFred · 07-09-12, 08:13 AM

They were having a special night and I had gone with the idea of buying a rig just for hollow body frogs and to pick up a couple of frogs. I found a combo they had for about $60. It felt really good in my hand. Right rod length & action. I was tinkering around with the reel which also felt good. It was a "Tournament Special Combo". I accidentally hit the thumb bar while testing the drag with my thumb and it evidentally jumped gear. I tried for several minutes to figure out if I could fix it. I decided if I could break it in 15 minutes in the store it probably could not survive me. There were no employees around so I set it behind the counter in hopes someone would look at it.

kennethdaysale · 07-09-12, 08:43 AM

That's a shame. Of course a $60 combo might have been your first clue.

AUFred · 07-09-12, 09:08 AM

Well yeah. Budget is kind of tight at the moment. It felt really good until it broke. Individually the combo would have been $100. Still not an expensive combo.

bamabassman · 07-09-12, 08:15 PM

hey fred....EVERYTHING is tight now-a-days. but you did the right thing. hopefully someone there will see it and fix it or send it back to the manufacturer.

keithdog · 07-10-12, 09:39 PM

It's just a good thing it happened before you bought it. But you did right by putting it behind the counter. Someone is sure to check it out.

fish4942 · 07-23-12, 01:05 PM

If you have a Scheels or Dicks around I recommend checking out their combos. They usually have good deals on Abu Garcia combos as well as Quantum Combos. I still have my very first baitcasting combo a Quantum Bill Dance combo from Dicks that still works great. My brother uses it as he is just now getting into baitcasting. He initially bought a Shakespeare combo from WalMart which gave him fits.

07-09-12, 08:13 AM	#1
AUFred BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Prattville, Alabama Posts: 801	Last night at BPS. They were having a special night and I had gone with the idea of buying a rig just for hollow body frogs and to pick up a couple of frogs. I found a combo they had for about $60. It felt really good in my hand. Right rod length & action. I was tinkering around with the reel which also felt good. It was a "Tournament Special Combo". I accidentally hit the thumb bar while testing the drag with my thumb and it evidentally jumped gear. I tried for several minutes to figure out if I could fix it. I decided if I could break it in 15 minutes in the store it probably could not survive me. There were no employees around so I set it behind the counter in hopes someone would look at it.

07-09-12, 08:43 AM	#2
kennethdaysale BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: rock hill, sc Posts: 2,315	That's a shame. Of course a $60 combo might have been your first clue. __________________ Sometimes you gotta risk it to get the biscuit.

07-09-12, 08:15 PM	#4
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	hey fred....EVERYTHING is tight now-a-days. but you did the right thing. hopefully someone there will see it and fix it or send it back to the manufacturer. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

07-10-12, 09:39 PM	#5
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	It's just a good thing it happened before you bought it. But you did right by putting it behind the counter. Someone is sure to check it out. __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

07-09-12, 09:08 AM	#3
AUFred BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Prattville, Alabama Posts: 801	Well yeah. Budget is kind of tight at the moment. It felt really good until it broke. Individually the combo would have been $100. Still not an expensive combo.

07-23-12, 01:05 PM	#6
fish4942 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 181	If you have a Scheels or Dicks around I recommend checking out their combos. They usually have good deals on Abu Garcia combos as well as Quantum Combos. I still have my very first baitcasting combo a Quantum Bill Dance combo from Dicks that still works great. My brother uses it as he is just now getting into baitcasting. He initially bought a Shakespeare combo from WalMart which gave him fits.

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