Purchased the 7' 6" 3wt option version of this rod for fishing small brush lined streams and creeks with limited backcast room. The View has proven to be an excellent buy for the price, it casts well, is very sensitive, and has proven capable of handling fish well. If all of Diamondback's rods are of this quality or better then you can't possibly go wrong, why spend twice as much or more for a rod of the same caliber?