That is a sweet rod! I usually find 10ft rods tiring during long sessions but I have put up to 8 almost continuous hours of fishing with that rod and not tire our my arm. A lot of backbone for a long 4wt (I pulled on several 20-24 inch rainbows) and a soft enough tip to protect tippets. I spent one day fishing with 15-20 mph winds gusting to 35 and had no trouble casting a brace of flies, shot, and an indicator and mostly getting them where I wanted. If I thought I would get to use it more than two or three days a year I would have bought one.