Man it seems I am doing it all the opposite of everyone else. About 16 years ago I purchased on of the first noodle rods lamiglass put out it is 9 foot long and is made for a spinning reel. I have a mitchel pro series reel with the trigger drag and bottom adjusted drag. Never had any problems with line ever with a spinning reel. Unless I used it for trolling heavy pop gear and twisted it all up. Anyway back to the noodle rod. It has worked great for me for a number of years and caught it fair share of stealhead over the years. When i first got this setup you were just starting to see people jig fishing we used red and white plastice bobbers and crappie jigs. They worked but watch out for that rock or no more bobber. Up to that point we bounce bait on the bottom or threw spoons at them.