I too purchased a Soyokaze 27SR as my introduction to tenkara and with the knowledge that I could slip it in my grand daughters hand to teach her in the ways of fly fishing.

This rod is amazing. Feather light and contrary to what has been posted about the size of fish you can take with it I have been catching bows of 15 and 16 inches with no problem. As I wrote Chris after my first experience with this rod I put it this way. "This rod has balls" Now I am a bit of a rule breaker and went out with this rod knowing it is not rated for fish this size so I prayed to the trout gods that I would not break it. I had no difficulty landing these fish from the Swift River in MA. Set up was Tenkarabums hi vis orange 3 line and some 5x tippet. It is a lovely rod and is very comfortable in the hand. If one were looking for a rod for tight quarters and lots of brush around this would be one I would consider.

Now he posted another rod on his forum and it is calling my name. My wife is gonna kill me.

Thank you Chris. . .