Well, I fished this rod over Fathers Day weekend, and it is a real kick with a fish on. I caught a mess of panfish, including a decent perch, and all of them put a good bend in the rod. She's really whippy...far slower than I am used to...and at first I decided it needed to be under-lined down to a 3wt. As the weekend progressed, I started to get into the slower, gentler cast that it demands. If I push it at all it really punishes me. Now I believe I'll give it a few more tries before I take it down a weight, because when I got it right, the cast was just beautiful...gentle as a feather dropping to the water.

Thanks again for the information on this.