My Dad buys a St. Croix at BPS on Monday. Takes it out and uses it Tuesday morning. He said he caught 4 or 5 bass on it, then he is lifting one out of the water (he didn't say how big) and the rod broke about 1/3 of the way down from the tip.
He took it back to BPS on Tuesday afternoon and they said that he would have to call St. Croix.
Now I don't know what was said, but the Dept. manager comes over and says since it was just bought the day before they would exchange it. I believe his new one is a Falcon.