Normaly and I will,pick the brain of Alphahawk but know theres some other gurus on here. I broke my ticht 6'9" ticht rockin finesse and they are out of stock at digitaka right now. Did see a couple on ebay but since I still own one unbroken one looking for a replacement. I would probaly get the abu garcia but that is also unavailable. Looking for extreme sensitivity and similar action and casting abilty of the ticht and fun factor with smaller fish. Willing to spend 500ish for a rod with a wow factor. What would you suggest that's avaiable out there right now. Scott