Iv had em all, from my loomis(s), all stars, ugly sticks, shimanos, St. Croixs, castaway, and besides My American rodsmith Ross my carrots stix which I have had the one I use daily for going on 6 years now and it’s probably my favorite rod of all time. If people knew how to properly handle and take care of their things than they probably wouldn’t break. Don’t get me wrong everyone has there dumb uhoh dummy moments and breaks a rod but it doesn’t matter what rod you have if your buddy slams the tailgate without paying attention your rods gonna break. Doesn’t mean it’s a crappy rod. More like a crappy friend if You ask me. Anyways I love my carrot stix and the only issue they have givin me is put to many fish in my cool to fast so I gotta call it a day to soon. reel life struggles...