Pretty much all my rods are light or ultra light 5:6 or 6ft with 6lb mostly. One has 8 for bull trout, mostly to help steer the 5-6lbers away from rocks and logs.
I mostly fish trout in small lakes and rivers so works for me, been walleye fishing lots last couple years and no problem with this set up, lots o fun on light tackle just have your drag set decent.
Wife caught a 10lb coho in Alaska on the ocean with a UL Berkeley lightning rod, that one took a while though.
Have a cheaper med 6:6 for pickerel rig fishing too.
I don't see what the deal is with the ugly sticks, they are too flimsy in the tip end and the rest is too stiff IMO.
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