Well I have only had the pleasure of casting 3 rods, a 8'6" 5wt Redington, a 7'6"
3wt Cabelas Three Forks, and my new rod a 7'9" 3wt St Croix Leged custom built. And my favorite is the St. Croix rod, it casts like magic and it is as light as a feather and it seems to fit the small Iowan streams pretty well.

Marko