This rod is great for fishing from a drift boat or casting on bigger rivers where wind and distance come into play. The9' 6wt is a rod that we fish the Missouri, Madison, Yellowstone, etc with when we're floating. The 906casts hoppers, nymphs, and small streamers easily yet has a sensitive enough tip for casting small dry flies. This rod is done on a red blank withuplocking hardware, a full wellsgrip, and a beautifully figured burl reel seat insert. Serial number 24-6-04