hey dude had this rod for under a month and for trout fishing i think shes perfect for me..its a long soft rod..has good hooksetting/mending capabilaties at far range..have bin nymphing with it tossing indis, triple rigs, tons of weight no prob...ive bin using a regular delta spey 6/7. tosses streamer great too...tons of action when fightin fish even in the mid teens...shes my troutspey rod fosheeze!