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 🙁

Went tuna fishing and while playing the second fish an under 10 poung yellow fin the rod snapped !!! The rod (still in the wrapper and using for the first time )was not under that much pressure and the fish was taking line off the reel. Obviously a design fault in this rod it should have never broke in those circumstances