I went to bass pro shops and picked the veritas 2.0 ( 7ft M ) up for $100 on september 7th and so far so good. I went on 4 fishing trips since then and caught fish everytime. Compared to the old veritas its a completely different rod in a good way, but just this evening my buddy broke his veritas ( older version) and said that " im next " and he said he's read reviews that said people already started breaking the veritas 2.0s . and im completely baffled but when i looked for reviews i saw no such thing, either hes being ignorant or theres someone on bass resource that can educate me. I know we all hate breaking gear : /