[aigel]

I bough the Iwana rod from that company. I was hiking the John Muir Trail and wanted to have a rod with me. It worked great, especially considering the weight (I think it was less than 150 g total). On that trail, you are in areas that basically have zero fishing pressure, so you can catch trout with just about any method, they are eager and totally uneducated. I caught fish every day I tried, within minutes, usually.

Limitations are bigger lakes or larger streams where you may want to let the fly float down the stream a ways. And just like any other fly setup, you cannot get deep into the lakes when you may want to get further in and deep to get to fish that are too hot at the shoreline.

My only gripe was that the company is called Tenkara USA and then all their stuff is made in China. I find it misleading. That said, the owner has done a great job with educational videos and it was enough for me to give them my business.

To wrap my line easily, I bought an attachment from another company that snaps to the rod base. I would be fishing within 30 seconds after dropping my pack.