I like Abu Garcia viratos rods I have 2 spinning rods one winch casting rod and 2 casting rods..I have used falcon rods they are ok.I've used several different bps rods and they arnt bad rods for the price and they are durable. I've used kistler rods and they are pretty sensitive but the guide's break off easy or the rubber piece on the inside of the guide pop out and I'm slowly replacing all my rods to the varitos I like them and the price dont break the bank. I broke the tips off of 2 of them but they was my fault all I had to do was take a picture of the rods send them in an email and pay 15 bucks for both rods and they sent me 2 brand new rods no questions asked... I just got 2 new abu villain rods one spinning and one casting but haven't used them yet but they feel even better then the varitos rods so we will see..hope this helps..