Just picked me up a Dave Vedder Lami. I got it at the sportmans show by mistake. I was in a hurry and my intentions was to get a spinning rod 101/2 foot. I finally realized what I had done over half way home. So I have used it about 7-8 times and love it. It is rated 6-12 and has a great bend and handles fish well. I havn't had on any big fish ie in the upper teens yet but it is nice and light and I can cast it all day with out getting too tired. I plan on picking up a new one at the end of the month. I talked to the guy at the loomis display and he said that they are putting out a new float rod and it will be out at the begging of march. It will be an IMX and the cost will be around $350. I know it is alot of money and I would suggest thinking about how much you will be fishing and how much you want to spend. And remmeber a good rod is one that does everything you want and one that you can fish with all day and not tire out. Oh yeah and have fun.