I am one of those guys who abuses rods something fierce, so, the warranty is definitely worthwhile.
Have an Orvis 5 wt that I broke the tip on 4 times, it's about 15 yrs old, do it again, I'll be into a new rod most likely. Had a 7 wt version of the same rod, broke it above the handle fishing salt water in the kelp, it got upgraded to a new one.
Hit two Temple forks with big streamers, the 9 wt got fixed, the 10wt got replaced ( 75.00 total for both).
I have two Fly Logics, both 5wt, the short one (8ft6") is indestructable, dome some really nasty stuff to it and it's still ticking away.
All of those rods are under 500.00 for the newest versions nowadays. All have at least a 25 yr warranty.
I also have a VPS Sage that got destroyed in a bit of a tricky situation at a dock one day, needed an oar in a hurry. I don't have the heart to send it in.
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