I've been fishing Loomis rods exclusively for as long as I can remember and wouldn't fish anything else. They have a model for about any kind of fishing you can imagine and have always performed well. I field tested a number of the new float rods coming out including the 13'4'' model. It's a sweet rod though personally I don't care for the Skamania handle (long foregrip and short butt section). My fav is the 1474 (12'3" 8-15lbs line). They are all spinning rods and they're all IMX.