Paired my curado 50e with a falcon low rider Topwater rod this weekend it has a good parobolic action like my crankbait rods using 8lb pline good casting results with some ultralight crankbaits and #5 shad raps usually don't throw them this time of year but caught a few fish in the river setup worked pretty good. I bought a tatula back around Christmas and a lighter action stcroix rod that I just put to the side (gift card from basspro) decided to try it out in the yard yesterday after I played with it for awhile and got it set up it casts light baits surprisingly well guess we will see how it handles the wind