Before we get any more personal opinions, I would like to point out several simple facts.

A 5-Weight rod is one which its designer believes casts a #5 line best. A 6 Weight rod is one which its designer believes casts a #6 line best. This number, which is inscribed on the rod, is nothing more than its designer's personal opinion. Without any knowledge as to the distance that designer intends that rod to cast the line, this information is almost meaningless to any angler who purchases that rod. This is why one should test cast a rod before purchasing it.

The "Weight" of a rod is not a measure of the strength or power of that rod and the angler should be aware of that fact. Consequently, a 5 Weight rod from Designer (company) A may be nearly identical to a 6 Weight rod from Designer B or maybe a 4 Weight rod from Designer C.

The jist of all this is, if you wish to compare and describe flyrods, you must judge them on the basis of their power, strength, action, and frequency. The term "5--weight" is meaningless, and it will remain meaningless until someone defines what exactly a 5-Weight rod is and how it differs from a 4-Weight rod and from a 6-Weight rod?and that is never going to happen.