I've abused the daylights out of my 14 ft BGJP's and they've taken every bit of it. I use them pulling, and dipping pads/brush. Never had a problem. They have seriously amazed me in how tough they are. In all the years I've been using BnM I've only had one PST tip break, no BGJP's. And I use them both exclusively for my long rods. I use half BGJP's and half PSTs. Two complete set ups for two boats. Only problem is I only have one boat now! doh