I jumped on the switch bandwagon early and with both feet, buying not one but two without knowing anything about lines or casting. One is a 5 weight, the other a 7, both the 11 foot models by Sage. Not that I regret getting them but they didn't do what I thought they would. I struggled with finding the right lines for them while learning to cast at the same time. Now that I have fished them for a couple of years, I am getting more comfortable with them but it took a while. Some would argue they aren't single hand rods and they aren't Spey rods thereby failing to do either one effectively. I wouldn't say that now but I kinda thought that for some time while trying to get it figured out.