Only used the rod twice, but it handles really well, I’ve been fishing the K & A canal doing a mix of overhead & under arm casts using jig or cheb weights as low as 0.8g, teamed with a 1000 size reel with 9lbs braid it’s great. It’s handled some nice perch & a pike so far, nothing huge of course, but really like it & enjoy using it. The finish is really good, so all in all a great little rod.