I have had rings break and bend, on both Sonik and Avid rods, allowing the liner to pop out.
The Sonik SK-TEC chair is only good on perfect flat ground as the spring lock legs slide back in with any weight on them.
I'm not as heavy as I used to be, around 70kilos compared to the 85kilos I used to be when playing American football, so around 10½ stone, a big weight loss 📉 .
The rings popped within a few trips, yet my RH rods are now around 6years old and in the same rod holdall sling as the Sonik and Avid rods. They were strapped together, but the RH rods have no damage.
Big Dave used Shimano rods for pike and carp when he was getting back to fishing, no problems with the Alivio stuff of the time, and we rarely had any Shimano kit returned in my years working in tackle shops. Daiwa rods or reels, few returns.
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