I purchased 2 of these, three piece carp rods to replace my old two piece rods which were quite long to transport. so far I can't fault them. I've landed several carp, bream & tench. They behave much like my old rods being quite stiff in action requiring careful playing of anything big or it's likely to snap the hook length. They seem to be reasonable quality for the money only time will tell how long they last but so far I'm quite happy with them.