I've had/got a few Saltiga rods, I'm very fond of most of their blanks. I have found however that the butt lengths are a little shorter than a lot of rods.
On the casting rods, I like this - it makes them a little easier to work surface stickbaits (tread carefully if popping is your game). However, I find the Jig rods a little short in the butt. If you are a large unit, check em out before you buy, better suited to shorter arms - particularly for mechanical jigging under the arm. I have reversed the reel seats on a couple that I really like in order to extend the butt (lock up rather than lock down) which has woked out well.
If the length doesn't suit, check out the Smith AMJ range, I find them to have very similar actions to the saltiga jig rods and a little longer in the butt! Sometimes you can pick them up a little cheaper as well
I've never broken a Saltiga blank, and I've done some nasty things to them. Cant recommend them highly enough.
I've owned 63S (x 2), dorado 70s and 80s, 80TN (a real keeper), Hiramasa 56HS - cracking kingfish rod if you reverse the seat, and finally an Extreme 56XHFS - a wicked doggie jig rod with reversed reel seat.
