Since it's been an hour and noone has said anything ...I will....I am far from an expert but these are thoughts that occur to me....

It seems to me it's a good basic question but folks that should know have said they no longer see manufactured rods that don't cast the designated wt the best....right JC?....but maybe rod blanks are different...

I would think that when a person says a rod wants overlining or not it is really the individual's casting style that does.

I'm not a light rod person but I can imagine this scenario.....the fishing conditions don't demand long casts when one choses to use a o/1/2/3/ wt rod so is there a tendency not to carry 30ft in the air??????