Again the only rod I'd consider putting in my arsenal would be a 1264 built as casting a rod WHICH IS NOT OFFERED...I never "knocked" the performance of the new IMX BLANKS but I am saying the new cork/reel seats and tensioner/fore grips and especially the logo above the foregrips are something I would NEVER put on my builds . I prefer my personal rods to look different from anybody else's so I can easily identify them as mine. If im going to pay an average of $400 per rod I would hope to have look, feel and perform the way I want it to not the way the manufacturer wants.