It's a beautiful rod that feels solid and fit for it's purpose in the hand. The craftmanship is very evident. I like everything about the grips, the texturing on the rod blank, the beautiful blue guide wraps and the gold trim. I like that the guides are a little bigger than some of the smaller micro guides I have on other rods. I have not had a chance to fish with it yet in January, but I added a reel and line and gave the line some pull. I was pleasantly suprised that there was minimal twist in the rod tip when I gave the line a good pull, simulating a fish on. This is much better than other light BFS rods I have that twist like crazy near the tip when you pull on them. Looking forward to throwing small jerkbaits for bass.
