This rod has excellent action and backbone. Great rod for the price and looks excellent. Compares favorably to much higher priced rods. Limited out on Sea Bass using it on a recent trip on the Morning Star out of Ocean City Md.

Good backbone, sweet looking rod. Have a few stripers on it so far, we will see how it performs throughout the season.

Gotta say, for what I paid for this rod (7' 40-80 braid class) I doubt it can be beat. Have it paired up with a baitrunner 8000D and have used it to jig up African Pompano, Snapper, Kings. Pretty strong but feels pretty light in your hand with good action. I recently bought a competitors rod in the same weight class (to match with another reel) to save a few bucks and am extremely disappointed. Shouyldve just got another Talavera

A really nice rod with a great action, at a great price!.

If aesthetics are important to you, you couldn't find a prettier rod. It's a perfect match for my Shimano Thunnus C14 12000.

I bought the medium-action model for stripers and inshore fishing from piers and the beach, but I liked it so much that I plan to buy a second one, this time a medium-heavy model, to take to Florida for tarpon.