PhantomJug wrote on May 20^th, 2013 at 8:16pm:

[quote author=solotripper link=1368885913/7#7 date=1369056697]Unless your extremely careful your going to break a ordinary rod sooner or later.

No argument about the benefit of a good rod with a warranty. I was referring more to the Ugly Stiks reputation for being tougher than most as far as enduring the inevitable knocks canoe tripping/portaging brings.

You break one of them beyond repair or lose one in a mishap, it's no big deal.