Almost all of my casting rods are Kistler. I only use 1 spinning rod and it's a Crucial. I use the Shimano Crucial dropshot rod 6' 8" (I think) medium action. It is waaaaaay nicer than my old Kistler dropshot special! It's not as nice as the Kistler LTA's though. It's right in between. But for the money, if the casting rods are as nice as my dropshot rod, I would have no problem only purchasing Crucial's from here on out.