If you broke it why should they warranty it?
Don't know if you were speaking to me but if you were I would say that I don't take back rods that I broke. I would however take back a rod that failed. The one I need to replace is an Avid. I stepped on it and I will pay to replace it.
Was ment as a comment in general. Your doing the right thing
Too many people break them and take them back claiming they were defective after months. Even had people post about finding broken Ones in the trash can and boast abouttaking it in to get a new one from academy
They have a great warranty policy but when people abuse it, it's only a matter of time before they change it due to to people taking advantage of it
People dont understand that if it doesn't pop after the first couple of outings then chances are it's something they did to it