Overall for the price it is a quality boat , we are looking forward to using in many more times
I used to not be skeptical of the brand (long time Shimano President user here), until someone put one in my hand
Avoid Contact with Non-Stainless Metals: Ensure the Black Boxs anode (and any LureCharge anode on a lure) only touches the intended stainless steel components
Keep this between us, but I used my cheap beginners rod for over a decade and caught loads (in fact, I only really retired it this year!) Quite honestly, for most of the likely fishing scenarios starting out, I would recommend looking at just two outfits: a heavier lure rod for casting larger lures for species such as pike, zander, or bass, and a light rod for lighter lures for smaller species such as perch, chub, or trout, in freshwater, or gobies, blennies, rockling, or sea scorpions, in the salt
Important note: You cant replace the insert