G. Loomis HSR 1021C is a great plug pulling rod. I generally think of plug pulling water as being a nice defined slot with straight current, hopefully flowing about as fast as a fast walk. (Kinda hard to find this time of year in some rivers!) Don't overlook the shallower stuff 3-7 ft. I generally run the 3- 7 ft. areas with Hedon Tadpollys. They don't dive real deep and they run true in the fast current. Good luck.