I bought one of the Lami Cert Pro X96-JC-T, 9' 6",6- 15lb test rods earlier this year. I hate to say it, but im not very impressed with it. I have a cheap Rapala rod that looks and feels almost the same and is actualy more sensitive to me than the Cert pro. If I could send it back or trade it for something else I would probably try out one of the Berkley IM7's. As for Garcia reels, I just got the 5600 c4 and i'll let you know how I like it. I'm probably going to take it out for a test drive this weekend.