I used to sell Falcon Rods and didn't have too much complaints with them, I also used to sell Star Rods in Florida and had a lot of complaints with them and they would never back their warranty, so I backed them on my own.  The dealer always had an excuse why they wouldn't replace or fix them.  The dealer told me they had a lifetime warranty so that is what I told my customers, come to find out they must not have even had a 30 days warranty cause none was ever replaced by the dealer.  Didn't take me long to not handle them anymore.