My old man bought a Hardy Shadow 9ft 5 weight. It's a tippy rod which sounds nice. I have 3 Hardy rods, a 9'62 which I hate. The 9' Sovereign and also a 4/5# 8ft Sovereign which I don't have a reel for...that's the rod I want to use the most. There are some nice little lakes here with brownies and sea trout, just need a little boat
Think I used Fishtec before, they're good as long as you don't ask for advice...the last intermediate line I got was a heavy sinker