I ordered a rod on March 12. TackleDirect posted a status update March 13 indicating a shipping label had been created. That was the last update. It seem that TackleDirect created the label, but may have never actually shipped the rod or it would have been scanned somewhere in the USPS system. Now TackleDirect is not responding to email inquiries related to the rod. Lost? Still in inventory? TackleDirect isn't responding.
I ordered a reel on March 14 and it arrived quickly on March 18. That was great. TackleDirect seems to be halfway OK.