seems everyone thinks that if you have top of the line stuff, it won't ever fail. i fish with garcia, quantum, berkley, and shakespere. all middle line stuff, no junk. this tackle has served me well for many fished hard years. i have never had my tackle fail me when i know it probably should have. i take care of my stuff and it has taken care of me. just kind of funny how you can spend $250 on a rod and have a $29.95er outlast it. lol. i do hear that the loomis warranty is a lifetime warranty but its hard to get a broken rod warranteed, if it weren't, i'd probably buy one.