Over the years of alot of fishing, I have broken a few of my Gloomis, Orvis rods. Their warranties replaced the broken units with very few questions asked. That's how I justified the purchase price of the rods that I own. Without the warranties, the replacement rods would be even more expensive to replace today. On one trip to Montana, I broke two rods in one day !! Good thing I brought five rods on the trip!! The other day at the fly shop, I was checking out some rods, wasn't going to buy, just looking, they were way out of my price range (being retired). I'm glad to own the rods that I have and don't feel bad about paying what I did at time of purchase.