Thomas,

Nope, not at all. Except for my bamboo rod, I fish Sage rods. Over the years almost all of them have become discontinued as Sage updates their line of rods. I don't always understand why they make some of the changes but they make such great rods I just go with it. But, while they discontinue rods they do still repair/replace those rods when and if they break. If they ever stop doing that for a particular rod then they will upgrade you to another rod for a fraction of the cost. They are a very good company. That said, some of my friends really like their St Croix rods and St Croix does make a good rod. So it just comes down to which rod and rod company you want to fish with.

Larry ---sagefisher---