I know its an old thread, but people search stuff up so I'll put this here.
I've bought nothing but Cherrywood rods from Wal-mart for the past five years or so. I love the action! They are really light weight, but not whippy like other rods. The cork is nice and I love fishing with them.
But, they break really easily. I counted it up last night and I've bought 12 cherrywood rods over the years, and I've broken 8 of them. Some of the breaks were my fault - I'm not exactly easy on rods. But a lot of them shouldn't have happened.
Fortunately, I just take them back to Wal-mart for a replacement ... no questions asked ... But, I've had a few rods break early in a fishing trip, and nobody likes that.
So, going forward, I won't buy them anymore. Its a shame really, I liked them.
I just bought a different Wal-mart $20 rod made by Quantum. Its blue and feels a lot like the cherrywood, but not quite as rigid. We'll see how it goes.