I would return it to the store and get a refund and here’s why. It’s going to cost you about 40 bucks to return it to St Croix for warranty. You must pay to ship it to them and you must send a 20 dollar check for them to return the rod to you. So I figure the total will be about 40 bucks.
Service-Warranty
- St. Croix Rod
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