I bought the Cabela's Traditional II rod a couple years back (8'6" 5t) to use on my pontoon. If I dropped it in the lake I wouldn't be out a lot of money (i.e. Scott G2, Winston BIIt kind of money). To be perfectly honest, the Cabela's rod casts just as nice as the Scott and Winston rods in my collection.

The cork isn't as nice and the wood spacer is kind of generic looking but it's a light weight, and smooth casting rod.

Jeff