Well by god, good thing you didn't ask about a 410... I love my 8 foot PST rods, I swing everything into the boat with em'. I have the same setup, 16, 12, 8's on each side, dual 8's out the back. Folks at Grizzly have one thing down pat for sure, that is their customer service. Not condemning the fellow mentioned at all, running a small business can stress a man a great deal. Glad it worked out for ya..