Padre,I kinda hate to call this advise because I don't exactly think of myself as an expert but I've been fishing a couple of Lamiglass rods for both bobber and drift fishing. Both are medium heavy 8-6 and have served me well for the past 10 years. Hell I even pull plugs with them. It might be a case of not knowing any better but ya can't have everything. I have 2 because I like to drift fish with a casting reel and bobber with a spinning reel.