This past weekend, I was up the lake fishing. I bought this rod in April, I have used it two times, once in May and once this past weekend. This past weekend, I was fishing the lake with my dad and his friend. I went to cast and thought I hit someone's rod behind me but no the tip of my brand new only been used twice $140 (after shippping) tip snapped off. I am very disappointed in Favorite, having using the rod only twice. Luckily, they have a warranty program but this has been a eye-opener for me and I will never buy an expensive rod like this again.