i picked up a cheap south bend microlite at wallmart the other day to hold me over for the rest of the year. i must of got 20 fish on that thing today. i was throwing a double hook crawler harness and got a fish on almost every cast. i think i will change the reel for a pflueger but i actually really like the rod, it makes all those perch and rock bass way more fun to catch when i am out with the kids.

Ultralights are fun to just cut the norm. I have an old Shimano Spirex 500 from like 93 that still gets a lot of use. Love to just throw a Rooster Tail and reel in Bream on just about every cast.