Well, I went to have the reels filled today, and realized that my trusty Ambassadeur is missing its Abu baitcasting rod, and remembered that I broke it last year. Only rod I've ever broken. That was a situation that demanded to be rectified, so a W.W.Grigg pole walked out of Sportco with me. Never heard of the company before, but it felt good, and wasn't to expensive. We'll see how it handles on the water.