I had a BPS crankin' stick 7' but the handle to big and hump shaded but great price lost alot of fish though. Had a quantum 6'6" old kvd rod liked it better but not good on the big deep stuff. I looked a lot at the KVD rod but it is huge, heavy and weird foam handle, price higher as well. I'm a shorter guy and Kvd is tall and he designed the rod for him. This year going with the skeet reese crankin rod and I also going with his spinnerbait rod. Wow! lite and good price, can't wait to really learn the rod.