I have had these rods for over 10 years and purchased them to regularly cast over 140 yards on a large carp water in the Midlands.
Simply put they made distance casting with the correct technique easy.
I have used them as my main rod when carp fishing in France and they have been superb.
They are surprisingly forgiving when playing fish and i cannot recommend them highly enough.
Mine were built by Roger Hurst with full cork handles and his workmanship is excellent.