Quote Originally Posted by deathb4disco View Post
I know you bought it mostly for smaller fish, but they're built to handle pretty decent-sized trout, right?
They're built to handle the fish in the trout Areas in Japan - some of which get large. At 5'6", it is shorter than nearly all Area rods, but it is built for small anglers (women and children) rather than small fish. It has a max line rating of 3 lb, which is pretty standard for Area rods.