Carrot stix rod

[lilmule]

7 ft 3 in frog special,rated for 7/8 oz bait and 25 pd line
Following pics of a flex breakage,throwing a lucky craft gsplash .
While pics could be sharper there is really nothing to see,no marring or scuff marks on the outside at all as broke during a cast at apex of the bend in the rod.
There is one small iregularity like a notch then a very small crack down from it.
Factory so far has failed to answer emails or send me the return number for repair or replacement.
Based in Canada,repair place in usa,owned by the Finns.
Usage of a topwater bait I see no different than say a topwater frog.
Judge for yourself.