I took the rod out for another spin this weekend. I found some .12 line, so I set that up as my main line with .10 tippet. I was fishing very shallow, so I used the .25 gm float again. I got 18 bluegill and one shellcracker. Biggest fish were in the 6-7" range. Fish that size bring out the best of the rod. The rod is great for fishing shallow waters where the chance of hooking a "monster" is low.