All I know is you precede the username with @ ( @kwhites634 ) and I get the post. I've seen others say they get an email alerting them that they have a message; I've never gotten one
What I was telling you is that St. Croix makes their rods in Park Falls WI & sells the 2nd's for far below normal price. I looked at one when I was there last year that normally sells for $100+, for $30...nothing wrong with it as far as I could tell.
I thought perhaps if you were going near there or know someone who is, it might be worth checking out.
stcroixrods.com