I still have one old Berkley Bionix 5'6" pistol grip. Rarely if ever used
anymore. Great for certain situations. Last time I was using it, I was
catching fish about every third cast. But it irritated tendonitis in my
forearm so much, that I wanted to quit fishing two hours early in a
tournament because I was almost in tears from the pain. Once I got in pain,
switching to another, longer rod didn't alleviate it.

When fishing hurts, it's no fun.

Carlos