See these for $30. Opinions any one?

I have the spinning version. All I can say is I don't use it much. Enough said.

I've said this before and I'll probably say it again......Lightnin' Rods are one of the better buys in a budget-priced rod.  However I've found that occasionally their ratings are a little on the light side.  I.E. the rod actually fishes a bit stiffer than the given rating.  I wouldn't buy one sight unseen, but if I found one in a store that I liked I wouldn't be afraid to buy it.

The new 2007 lightning rods are great for a budget priced rod, you can get them in FL for under $30. I use 6'6" MH Spinning Rod with a Guide Series Tournament Edition Spinning Reel.  You can't beat a lightning rod for the price, and if you buy at wal-mart you can always take it back if anything happens to it.

I normally have a decent opinion of Lightening Rods, but not the Hank Parker series.  I was given one, and I gave it away.  That quick connect reel seat is a joke, it did not hold my reels snugly, and I tried a few.  JMO.

I normally have a decent opinion of Lightening Rods, but not the Hank Parker series. I was given one, and I gave it away. That quick connect reel seat is a joke, it did not hold my reels snugly, and I tried a few. JMO.

ya i agree when i first saw um in the catalog i was like humm i can tighten a reel down TIGHT was i wrong.That ratchet systems is a joke its just a clicker NO actual rachet at all .Now if they had made it so when u sqeeze the the 2 buttons to tighten it then it could have been called a rachet!