Thanks for your tips on the reel. I plan on picking up something more Salt Friendly, but this was a spur of the moment purchase, and I just wanted something to hold the line for a while. I'll be sure and clean it after each use, as I usually take great care of my equipment anyhow. The Teeny is an intermediate line, but it only has the front five feet as a sink tip, so I guess it's more of a sink tip, than an intermediate. It casts nice so far, and doesn't feel as if it's overweighted or anything like that. The rod does feel sort of soft, but I like that feel, and look forward to catching a few fish very soon on it. Thanks again for the suggestions