i got a 45 inch pro grahite last year and the end of ice and wasnt able to use it. as for the quality it is amazing rod. they do an excellent job building rods. i will mainly fish for lake trout with it and will use for rainbows. if you want one if its anything like last year i would order it asap i ordered mine right after christmas and i didnt get it till the end of march. not cause it took so long but they did not have materials to build it. but they were extremely kind about the whole process they would call me every week about the status of it.