Tatula Elite AGS Rods?

[ETEP]

Has anyone used any of the daiwa tatula elite AGS rods? I use the original daiwa tatula line for all my rods and was wondering what was better about the new rods? I love the original tatulas, but the only problem i have is one of the single-footed guides breaking off every now and then. They're fairly easy to replace so it isn't much of a problem, but I just wish they were a bit more durable. Online, I've only been able to see the lower three-footed guides on the new AGS rods. i just wonder how many of the guides on each rod is three footed and how many are one footed? And are they (the one footed guides) any more durable? Is there anything else worth paying extra for on these rods?

[kstephes033]

All of the rods in the Tatula elite lineup i have been very impressed with. I have 9 different casting models including 3 of the ags, and 3 of the spinning models in which one is the ags. The ags seem a little more fragile that regular guides, but they do make the rod more balanced in the longer ones. I have the 7'4" Frog rod in which i use for jigs, and the 7'6" H which i use for flipping and both are balanced very, very well and are super light. As for sensitivity, all of the rods i feel are great, honestly i sold all of my megabass orochi XX's and replaced them with these as i didnt see enough of a difference between them performance wise to warrant keeping all MB rods. All of the rods including the non ags are very sensitive and have not left me wanting more at all. I only had a couple of the original tatula rods, wasnt a fan of the reel seat personally, the new elites are so much better. They all seem to be better balanced than the original's i had, and i like the actions better in the elites (not a fan of XF tips). Sensitivity i thought was great on the originals, and the elites are just as good if not better, but that is in my hands. All in all i think they are more than worth their price, the ags versions i really like, although i dont know if the ags makes that much difference, but they dont make those rods with regular guides. Being you can get them discounts some places, and on the auction site right now they are running a promo that gives you 20% off, they are well worth it.