It was indeed a very nice sale, and I was very tempted to get a trout area rod for my spoons. I have to say I am glad I haven't acted on it. Since then, I have had a chance to throw some spoons with my ajing rod. It worked like a charm. My JDM trout spoons are 3 g or below and I could send them flying way over 50 yards, which is MUCH farther than with any of my USDM ultralight rods. You probably won't get the same experience pulling the fish in, but to me casting distance and precision are far more important. And, after all, pulling in 2 lbs stocker trout without a landing net is a lot of fun on this rod... My main point is: these ajing rods appear to be very versatile.