ABU Man, I have a matched pair of Veritas rods, I use them with Shimano bait runners, and I do hold concerns about them. The eyes are very delicate, especially the larger lower eyes, and can be easily damaged in the most simple of beach mishaps. I also fault them for not coming with a rod case, this has been mentioned on site before. I believe this to be a serious omission by the manufacturers. I also find the joints are prone to wear and after a few casts this can encourage the eyes to twist out of alignment, whilst this hasn't become a serious problem, it is a nuisance.

This is honest critique. I know there are many others on this site who use Veritas rods and they may disagree with what I have written. However, those are my findings based on about a year's experience.