I bought an xp 4wt. a few months ago and liked it so much I got a 5wt and seems this vintage was so liked it was reissued. A fast action rod but has tip flex which concerned me when I first got it but it helps to load in close, I even underlined the 5wt with a GPX 4wt line which is a 4.5 wt line and it still loaded easy but casting longer the tip flex still keeps control and throws some really smooth loops. I like fast action rods and I would not exactly call this a real fast action rod but when loaded it has lots of power that does not give up. I believe the new ones go for 500.00 and would be worth it comparing to some of the new higher dollar models.