Thank you all for the kind words. It is just a spinning rod in ultra light and very very basic. The boy will come off the road next may and use it for some of our little trout (16-26"). It wanted to use it this time but did not have time. He is complimenting it with a pflueger president ultra light spinning reel. He has never fished with a ultra light so I will definatley get a laugh or two when he hooks into a fish. His idea of ultra light is 20lb test line on a heavy rod.