Before reviewing the product, a tip of my cap to service, TackleDirect is an absolute industry leader in this regards. I had placed mutliple online orders to take advantage of a recent discount. I misread my e-mail and when I got to the store one order was ready for pickup but the other was still being prepared. Staff went above and beyond to ensure I could walk out of the store with the item that day, thank you again!

As for the rod, it's an excellent product. Very light, very comfortable. Plenty of backbone for anything you would encounter in its class. While this is advertised as their "fluke" rod, this is more than enough rod for inshore sea bass fishing and will certainly handle all but the biggest tog you will encounter in the mid-Atlantic. I paired this with a Penn Fathom 300LP.

this rod is very strong and very light. strong back bone.
love the grip also.