Quote Originally Posted by Chuck441 View Post
First, we've known for some time that many rod makers mislabel their rods re.: line weight. Have done that for decades now.
I would disagree with that. Rod makers label their rods with the line that they think is the best fit for the rod in the situations that they feel the rod will most commonly be used. And tbis usually base it on a basic DT or WF type - mostly WF today.

But this is purely the subjective choice of the designer or design team . The designer can't possible fit their subjective judgement to every possible caster. This is why you will sometimes see whole lineups of rods from a maker that people will insist are incorrectly rated for line weight yet others ewill think they are spot on.

The line thing can get quite confusing today and the marketing rhetoric doesn't help. What I would really like is for all the line makers to clearly define the line taper profiles and the 30ft grain weight and the total head grain wt. some of the companies are moving closer to this ideal.