No one mentioned couple of things I wasn't happy with my 9' tica two pc con rod. which I bought at the show this spring.
1. Cork handle is very short compared to either Ben Doerr or Ron Arra's.
2. The reel seat is down locking and my Ben Doerr 8 1/2' has about 6" higher compared to my 9' Tica rod.
3. There are only 5 guides. My 8 1/5' Ben Doerr has 5 guides and 10' Ben Doerr has 8 guides.
4. The last guide is lot bigger for ordinary conventional rod and it almost looks like spinning rod guide.
