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Very very excited about these rods. I can not wait to get my hands on these.

Those are sick! Great price!

Wow! These look like some quality rods, I wish they looked better though, lmao. I wonder how they compare to the Avid.

Come on guys why put those total CRAP guides on the rods? At that price they should at least have alconites I mean you make a decent rod and the put guides on it that belong on a 20 dollar rod.. I mean most rods in the 200 dollar range will have ss/sic guides and 350 plus will have Ti/sic and any rod 100+ should have ss/alconites. These guides are trash and will hurt a major sell point of the rod! Years ago people didnt pay to much attention to the guides on a stick and now they do and its a major sell point of a series of sticks is high quality guides. Most of my rods are Jdm Daiwas, MegabSs or Evergreens and will have fuji Ti/sic's any time I have a custom built or a rod re-wrapped I will have them done with Fuji Ti/gold cerment and most times spiral wrapped... It would be very hard for me to fish a rod with crap guides on it some people think good guides dont make a big diff. Well they are very wrong high qualiry guides make a huge difference in casting and keep your line in good shape.. All these companies putting low end guides on lower mid range sticks (ie: 140-250 dollars) are stupid for doing it and im sure its costing them sells and even alconites are fairly low priced guides they preform well and dont cost a whole lot more then these crappy guides do so why not use them?

awesome. im excited to put my hands on these

Woah Sam, easy now.. Why do you think these guides are so trashy? I don't know what the expected price change would be for adding these guides you have made on your custom rods, but I feel keeping the approx $150 price tag would gain them more sales rather than hurt them because of the guides,if there even is any disadvantage to the guide material. (besides being stronger and lighter) If you're rods are custom, megabass, or jdm Daiwa, you are paying way more for your rods anyways, so why be so concerned with the rods in this price point? 
Anyway, I really like the handle design BUT, i think the sticky-ness of them could end up being annoying if it had a tendancy of wanting to grip to clothes. (similar to why some people don't like long rod handles; understand??...)

I feel as if they are looking for "innovation here" witha price point in mind. Newer style guides-handles etc etc....so it may fit a good price point. we will wait and see. I can tell you this though my friends-paying 300-500 dollars for rods to Bass fish with is just plaid stupidity in my book. I am posative of it in fact. Been there-done that for 25+ years. owned them all. I still say teh Avid St Croix rods are teh best rods in teh business for the dollar invested. PERIOD! I fish 150+ days a year. I should know.

I agree with Samuel on the cheap guides. I do many repairs on rods with these guides and they DO groove. The wholesale price difference between the Minimas and Alconites on a 7' spinning rod is about $8.50....and even less on casting rods, and I'm sure they are getting a better price than me. As for the reel seat, they are the most uncomfortable I've ever felt. I talk customers out of them when they want them. Having said all of that, I'm a HUGE St. Croix fan. The majority of the rods I build are on their blanks. I do like the new grip design too.