Appears that there certainly is an issue with the design of the Eyecon Walleye 8'6" collapsible series trolling rod. As another reviewer has mentioned the lower rod eye breaks off from the rod blank. I now have two of the 6 rods I own have experienced the issue. I believe that the length of the eyelet or the composition of it seems to be reason they break. I now have two warranty claims submitted, now one claim is now 12 business days old on one rod and the other was just submitted a few days ago. As of today I have not heard back from them yet, concerning for sure! . I hope that St Croix looks into the issue as I am certain it will happen to all of these rods eventually and they provide a solution . I love the rods and hope they figure out the issue.

I recently wrote a reviiew about my rods I can truly say that this company is on top of it's game. I had an email the next day and was well taken care of Thank you to the whole Team.

I have 4 Eyecon rods 2 8ft and 2 7ft telescopicall 2 out of the 4 have hade the bottom eyes that have come off. Now I have always loved this product i would have to say that this was a poor design along with that i registered all of them and now i can't find my registered rods anymore on the site. I hope they come up with a way for cusomers to track the warranty better. sincerely yours a wast of my money Thanks Darrell Wood.

Do not buy anything from St Croix. If you would like to hear my story about how they treated me reach out and I will explain to you my experience. I will provide you with my instagram or email where you can see the full email chain with them. I have never met a company who treats their customers as poorly as they have treated me.

The eyecon MH Bounce N Troll is a much better choice. This rod (for the same application) is more light and sensitive, but over time developed a horrible bend downward after fishing. Also, when I received it in the mail, It was merely taped to the side of the box, and the box was bent and screwed up. Beware this one.