I cast the 586-4 last saturday. Nice rod, very responsive tip with a short line and a lot of reserved power in the butt section. Tracks well and felt good in the hand. Had I not just bought an SLT last year I may have been inclined to buy one.

I tried to compare my SLT to the Z-axis... but not being an expert it is very hard to tell the difference accept that the SLT requires a little slower casting stroke.

I too liked the cosmetics of the rod.