KastKingBrutus Fishing Rods, Spinning Rod 7ft-Medium - M Fast-4pcs

I've been fishing a long time at this point in my life. One of my dad's friends used to make custom fishing rods. He often bemoaned the poor quality of current off the shelf rods, saying that companies that used to be top notch were no longer any good. I won't name names... But, remember that your reputation is everything to the longevity of a company. Once you destroy your reputation for quality, it is really hard to repair that. This made me pretty picky about what I was going to buy. He said most of the rods these days were made in China and were not to the same standards they had been when they were American made - no surprise there I'm afraid... I have no idea where this rod was made. It could be Chinese, too, but the design is American at least. Anyway, I'm very satisfied with this rod so far. It's stiffer than my last rod, but that's not a problem. The rod flexes well and I'm not worried it will affect anything. Caught 4 fish with it the other day - no problems, other than they were really small fish!I got the 4 piece travel model in 7 ft. medium, spinning. I've used it this week a fair bit and it performs well, though I had to really press the sections together hard to make sure it didn't move or come loose. That's to be expected in a multi-part rod. There are a couple of nice things about this rod. Obviously, it breaks down for travel really well. Also, one of the sore spots on rods is if the eyes are out of alignment - this is very easy to get right with a rod like this. You have to do the aligning, but you probably won't get a rod that has the eyes off center in a rod like this. It's also a lot less likely to get broken in shipping. Also, the shipping packaging was superb. Unless somebody dropped something really heavy on this, it should protect it well. Nice hard and heavy shipping tube that came in a box. My only suggestion for improvement would be to use larger eyes on the rear of the rod. I feel smaller eyes on a spinning rod near the reel impede cast distance due to extra friction. But, I get decent distance with it using a Rapala swivel shad rap. Fishing for trout and redfish.Overall, I can't imagine getting a better quality rod at this price point or quite a bit higher. YMMV, but it looks like solid and good quality to me. I got a Garcia spinning reel to match it and they are both black and red color scheme. My niece walked off with my last rod.... Need to rectify that problem... I wasn't planning that, but it just happens to match - bonus. Best of luck!One thing about carbon fiber - be very careful not to scratch the carbon fiber on the rod. If you score carbon fiber, it is much more prone to breakage. If you don't believe me, look up, "carbon fiber arrows and exploding." Not for the faint of heart... I shoot aluminum, thank you! If you don't beat up the rod, it should last for a LONG time.To the company - good job! It's rare I buy a product that is better than expected, but this is! Please do not let the quality drop in the future... It matters.

The sections twist as the pole is used and the pole needs to be adjusted often.

I got the 7ft 4 pcs SPIN travel rod. I believe its listed weight is 8.8, and while it may be that it feels like a pig in the hand. I think this is a perfect rod for bait fishing or shore fishing(throw it out and let it soak) , but if you are walking and casting a lot, then this aint the rod for you . Build quality is very good for the price, and seems very durable. Just heavy and non responsive in the hand

Too heavy

I originally owned the 6 feet travel rod version, which performed admirably, catching dozens of big fish until its eventual destruction at the hand of my nephew.I then ordered the 7 feet travel version, which is a real piece of trash. Poor craftmanship, Guides were maligned, insert was damaged the first few times I tried to put the reel on, weight is heavy and clumsy. Thankfully amazon allowed me to return the product.The returned money was used to order the 6 feet 6 travel version, which finally arrives without damage or hiccups. Everything seems to be ok at first inspection. Hopefully the rod will last this time.