I wish they'd make them with the old metal guides. I don't like those rods anymore with those funny looking guides. I have a couple Tiger rods that have broken guides , It's probably best to replace them myself and I can wrap them with new color thread. That Ugly stick blank has really good action. Even the 2 piece 7 foot boat rod was fantastic . Ugly Stick should sell their blanks for the guys who wanna customize it. That would be a great blank to customize. model #2201 if I recall.