Abu Garcia Vendetta Casting Rods?

[mmirg]

My son has a med action Vendetta casting rod that he really likes. It's light, durable, and casts great.  He throws everything from weightless senkos to A-rigs with it.  He's had it for a couple seasons and hasn't managed to break it yet.

[Pat Magee]

When I was getting back in the game after a long delay in fishing, I bought 4 Vendetta rods because of the price.  I have now had all 4 for 7 years and they all have held up well.  I fish braid on all of them at least a couple months out of the year and I am generally pretty hard on my gear.  The only thing that has broken is one of the hook retainers on one of my casting rods but that was because of my own idiotic mistake.

I like that they are light and feel pretty nice in your hand.  I am not a big fan of the how loose the reel seat gets after a day of fishing.  I feel like I always have to tighten it down a couple times throughout the day. I have since upgraded several of my rods to Shimano Compres and Crucials and like them slightly better for various reasons but never have a problem with using the Vendettas either.

I went fishing with a guide who was sponsored by Abu Garcia last summer and he had some the of Abu Garcia Villian 2.0 rods with the V-Wrap......and man that rod was insanely nice.I think they are like $200 but I think that might be my next rod of choice.