This rod is made extremely cheap. After only 4 months of owning and using this rod the reel seat and tip of the rod broke. There was nothing more than a tiny amount of glue holding the reel seat on the rod. Save your money and buy something else.

Was looking for a new punch rod and I'm very happy after purchasing this model Bass X rod. Nice, light and has the parabolic bend that I look for in a punch rod.

Bought a bass X medium heavy fast to use as a chatterbait rod after my mojo bass broke after 6 years of slamming bass. Was excited for this rod from my past experience with st croix. But on my second time out the rod snapped in half while casting a 3/8oz chatterbait. Unbelievably disappointed with this rod. Just sent it into warranty and we will see.

I would give a 0 if I could. The reel seat pretty much freely moves and won’t keep my reel on. Definitely not buying another bass X

I purchased this rod with familiarity of St Croix quality but was disappointed with this product. I returned one rod where the reel seat failed (it twisted around the blank) and received a replacement rod. This rod I broke over my knee after my reel flew off my rod when casting. I had been having some issues, but just tightened it down before making the cast. Buy a different rod.