I like mine. (There she is last summer catching fish)
Beyond being a nice working pole (nice and light, well balanced,responsive, strong etc), it's actually a beautiful looking pole; with the black, burgandy and gold.
And of course, can't go wrong with BPS's return policy. I accidently snapped off the top in the door last summer while heading out, and they exchanged it free of charge, no questions asked, the same day.