Ok I forgot #4 and that's no wimpy rods. I do not fish a Ultra Light Rod Period. Reason being you can't get a solid hook set. Light Action in a Falcon 6' is light enough. The 7' BoneHead Rods are light action but are somewhat stiffer than the Falcon. Even in a 10' rod I don't use anything UL cause you can't turn the head on a big fish with it before he gets tangled up in brush. I hate wimpy rods cause of the frustration they cause me. Get a few rookies in your boat fishing wood with wimpy rods and you are trying to get hung fish out of wood all day. Again it's an opinion and we all have them...Ranger