Well got my motor back from the shop and it looks good esp after it was in the water for two days, going to buy a new aluminum boat tomorrow and will take it out Monday or Tuesday. I bought a 12ft crappie max signature series a few months ago and I noticed today that the guides are coming apart on a few of them, also noticed that the grip is coming apart I'm very disappointed with this rod so I'm shipping it back to bp for an exchange. I hope the next one is better than this one, I've had some Wally Marshall rods I pitched from bp years ago and never have had a problem except I broke one. I'm giving crappie max one more try if the next one fails I will get a refund.