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Usually when it has the ** under how many pieces the rod is, that means a retractable butt section. In other words, you can lengthen or shorten the rod by pulling the butt out or pushing it in. That helps if you have to put it in a car with limited space. I use all 1 piece rods as long as possible. I have 7'10" rods in the BPS Crankin' Stick (38-156-730-00) , BPS Big Bass Nitro, BPS Extreme, & BPS Johnny Morris Signature Series for baitcast rods in addition to 2 Johnny Morris Elite 7'10" Spinning rods which are also one piece. I love these longer rods and won't use shorter rods anymore, in fact I sold my shorter rods to get more 7'10" rods.