Keenets Powerlite landing net handle. CRAP!!!

Greenheart · #1 02-12-2006, 12:25 PM

Bought a new Keenets Powerlite landing net handle. First time I used it, the ferrule where the landing net head screws in came unbonded. Nearly ruined a days fishing. Managet to buy some superglue & stickytape to do a tempory fix but it still came unstuck by the end of the day. Had similar problems with a Keenets folding trout net a few years back, which just fell apart the first time I used it. The moral of this story is don't buy Keenets gear.
IT'S CRAP

Greenheart · #2 03-20-2006, 08:37 PM

Just to add insult to injury, the metal ferrule where the keepnet head screws in has gone rusty.

Drew · #3 03-20-2006, 09:53 PM

Hi Greenheart,

Take it back to the shop and demand a refund.

Cheers

Drew

Greenheart · #4 03-21-2006, 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drew

Hi Greenheart,

Take it back to the shop and demand a refund.

Cheers

Drew

Problem is mate, I bought it last year & only started to use it this year. Also don't have the reciept anymore. Just can't believe so much can go wrong with a net handle. My old shakespeare one was one of the first telescopic types & lasted for 23 years with no problems. In the end it just plain wore out. Keenets are a local company for me & I would like to be able to support them, but in all honesty I'm sad to say I would not reccomend their stuff.

Drew · #5 03-21-2006, 08:23 AM

Hi Greenheart,

Take it back, you have nothing to loose and everything to gain, they can only say no.

Cheers

Drew

nickthenovice · #6 08-27-2006, 09:51 PM

I once had a Keenets net break on me whilst landing a jack pike, I took it back to the dealer from where it was purchased and he told me to send it back to Keenets (he wouldn't get away with that now). Keenets replaced the net but sent it on a really low budget postal service and it took nearly two weeks to arrive after despatch!

The replacement net broke in exactly the same place whilst landing an eel of about 2 pounds! I sent it back with a letter of complaint to the MD of Keenets who never bothered to reply, so I've never bothered with their products again in the last 14 years.

Omahayank · #7 08-28-2006, 09:23 PM

Send it back!! and be sure to sure to mention you've made your opinions know on a forum like this. They'll either make it right and improve or go belly up.

Marketing research here says, A happy customer might tell a couple good friends.....An Unhappy customer will tell 20. Good Luck

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