My opinion....HS9000-2 is a short rod for a drift fishing steelhead rod. 4000 is too big for the 9000-2.

I'm a fan of the STR 1083 or 1084 with the Stradic 2000. Please remember this is just my opinion.

However, I am a big fan of Fireline on some of my spinning reels. SilverThread, Ande are my mono favorites.

I really love the Aeroflies, and Aeropuffs. My 5 year old son and I had a blast this year with both of those drift bobbers.
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