j.b. i gave my catana carp rods to my son at xmas as i upgraded my own rods to shimano tribals.
daft as it sounds i used them for carp fishing.two where two and half pounders,the other was a three pounder for method fishing.my thoughts,if you're on a tight budget you can't beat them.i bought them as a entry level carp rod.carp fishing takes up about 70 per cent of my fishing now,that's why i have upgraded.do they work.check out two went to oxford on the features search.me and frothey hit linear,the 24pounder i'm holding fell to a squid/octopus pop up on the three pounder