the fishing's okay ... nothing to get too excited over for all the remaining open streams ... I'll have to second the comments on the 9000 ... remember the HSR stands for "Hot Shot Rod" ... you'll find the 9000 has some shortcomings compared to a conventional drift rod ... it is short, creating situations in which you have difficulty keeping line off the water ... short rods also require more hook-setting exertion on your part ... being extra fast, you'll find that it will toss lures okay, but you're going to destroy any baits in a hurry and with the backbone high in the rod, you're going find you're going to lose lots more fish with the no stretch line with that rod over a slower action, longer rod that gives a little. The 4000 is big for that set-up, and as for the braided line ... I'm not a fan of it myself, but you can read lots more on people's feelings on it in other recent threads. Good luck!