I was always a lightning rod fan until I decided to pay a little extra and get ahigerqualityrod. You really don't understand the advantages of a good rod until you try one. Don't get me wrong, Lightning rods are decent rods for the money but like I said after trying a rod made from a high modulus graphite I will never go back. I guess its back to the ol' saying. You get what you pay for!!! Just my .02.