Scott Centric 9' 4wt Fly Rod

It's a high-performing 9' 4wt, very light, powerful & well-built, as one would expect at a price pt near $1K. Purchased in Dec 2021, 2 seasons fished - certainly my most expensive rod, but not quite my favorite. (Hard to beat the 8'3" Burkheimer 3wt for what I like to do.)

Early August '23 cacked ferrule above butt section -- slipped out in heavy rain. On me. Confirmed with Scottby phone that I did register rod within 30 days - not sure what happens to someone who forgets. Sent back late August for section replacement. Got back at of end Sept -- 5 weeks.

Reason: Scott cut off about 3/16" of the visible crack at end of the ferrule & rewrapped. Not acceptable. I contended that a lifetime warranty, for which I was paying $65 plus shipping for them to honor, should restore a $945 rod to factory specifications.

Scott initially agreed to replace the section, paid shipping back to Montrose, CO, and got it back to me in 2 wks. Good! But when I inspected the "new" section, it was the SAME LENGTH as the repaired one. Very bad! It seems they sent the same repaired section back to me: 28.31"

These are not good people. And if you read their warranty, it's not that good either. Their conditional warranty doesn't cover damages incurred during shipment, so every time you send the rod back for repair, YOU are at risk.

Before making a big spend on a premium rod, check out the warranty. Outfits like Winston & Douglas have unconditional lifetime warranties. Avoid Scott!