The item arived superfast (by tracking), but was misplaced by the delivery person, so I found it couple of days later and couple of blocks away. pennoutlet.com was great, they did not charge me and suggested to keep the rod if I found it later :-). Well I did but only to be used once...This rod looks great and feels fast and strong. It is listed to hold 20 pound mono/30 pound braid. On my first trip I used 15 pound mono with crocodile lure to get some bonito. The lure got tangled in the kelp. I was sure the line would break first, but I was wrong. The bottom piece of the rod snapped and about10 inch piece broke off into water. It was floating like a balsa wood! Well, this rod is weak. I also noticed that the top eye was somehow uneven/tilted, not sure if on purpose (see photo). Well I do not recomend this rod. I got Ugly Stick instead, lets see how that will hold. Still I glued it together with a glass insert (see 2 nd photo), it may work with super thin line for catching bait and small fish. After all I got it for free :-))) Howvet I would never put on it 30 pound braid and loose a yellowtail or a nice bonito. Penn, your reels are great but this rod is a failure 🙁

I’ve been fly fishing for 10+ years and have never had a rod snap from casting. Penn may make good spinning reels but their rods are trash. Go buy a TFO and a decent reel and save the headache.