Peter Charles wrote:

Though some people don't like them, spigot ferrules are the best for
travel rods. They don't create flat spots in the blank -- important
when there are as many as six joints. My cheap Caeblas Stowaway 7 is
one of the best six weights I've owned - seven pieces and spigot
ferruled.

I got the idea somewhere that Cabela's 7-piece rods have switched and no
long have spigot ferrules. Is that true?

I like spigot ferrules but think that for rods with 5 or more joints the
very thin spigots connecting the top-most pieces are overly delicate. I
broke the top spigot three times on an otherwise wonderful 7-piece Hardy
Stowaway 6wt. To much trouble. Traded it away.

JR
(who kinda misses that rod)