Magic L Ultralight Fishing Rod, 2PCS BFS Casting Rod, Fuji O+A Ring Guides, 4-6lb Line Rating, 30T Carbon Fiber Blank, BFS Fishing Rod for Trout, Bluegill, Panfish, 1/32-3/8 oz. Lure Rating

This is a well made, even beautiful rod. I really like the design and feel, and especially like the micro guides. The cork handle seems really nice, and the reel mount seems really high-end. However, the rod isn't very flexible/fast, so you're going to need to drop some major $ on a pretty high-end reel in order to make a castable combo for BFS. I first paired this with an Anatono Sphinx BFS reel (admittedly an inexpensive reel that was also on sale as part of the Big Spring Sale here on Amazon), and the combo is simply not castable at all until you get up into the 1/8oz lure weight and even then the distance is horrible. There's just not enough flex/action to the rod to properly load up the cast and get any kind of distance. I also own KastKing Zephyr BFS reel. This is also a relatively inexpensive reel, but I've upgraded the bearings to ceramic and really like and enjoy the performance of this reel. I tried it on this Magic L rod and got just about the same poor results as with the Anatono Sphinx BFS reel. Normally I have the KastKing Zephyr BFS reel on a 7'0" Shakespeare Ugly Stik Elite Ultralight/Fast BFS rod and get fantastic results from this combo all the way down to 1/32oz. So it's definitely the rod that is the problem since the Zephyr BFS reel works so well on a different rod. I think the rod is just too short and unflexable to be a good BFS rod. I think this rod in medium-light with a regular baitcasting reel on it using much heavier lures could be a good combo, but this rod really has no place in the BFS arena. It is a truly beautiful rod appearance wise, but that beauty just doesn't do anything to help the performance of actually fishing it, especially not BFS.All that being said, Handing is an excellent rod manufacturer with truly excellent and responsive customer support. Handing has reached out to me on several occasions to ask for feedback on their products and they have offered very helpful suggestions of their other products that would better suit my needs.If you want a truly superior BFS rod, I would recommend going with Handing's Wandering Ultralight rod, which is truly ultralight power and fast action, while still being a truly beautiful looking rod like all their others.

My favorite rod now. Very surprised at how well it's made and it's performance. I have two now.

Extremely fun to fish with this in the Ultra light as every fish is a GIANT on it.Castability with low weight lures is fantastic.

I really thought this was going to be a great rod to pair with a very light baitcasting reel, but the first time I snagged an inline spinner on a rock it simply snapped at the widest part of the rod. I run 4lb monofilament and have never had a rod snap before the line would pop. I gave it one tug and POP! Rod gone. Unfortunately, I received the item on April 20, 2024 and did not get a chance to test it out until early June 2024 so I cannot get a refund or replacement via Amazon.Just so you know, I'm kinda a big deal in the snagging inline spinners on rocks community. I've used a wide variety of low cost to very expensive ultralight rods to stand there like a dope and do the "please give me back my $5 lure" dance and have never had a rod snap before. That was a nice side benefit of using such light line.Because of the failure of a brand-new rod under normal conditions I could never recommend this rod. In fact, I'm back to using a $7 rod I bought 20 years ago.

Nice Ultralight rod.....

There aren’t enough good things to say about this rod: 30 ton carbon blank, Fuji guides, extremely sensitive, double-a cork: this is a WILDLY good rod for the money! I have a BFS and a spinning version and I’ve caught more fish than I can count. My biggest fish so far is is a tilapia over 5lbs, but I just got a new Doviello GKA200 and got this 2.5lb bass on the first night out. This rod has NO trouble with big fish but at the same time it’s sensitive enough to still have a blast with bluegill.Someone made a review saying the Magic L isn’t appropriate for BFS fishing and that’s just patently false. I got a spinning version first because I read that review and loved it so much I decided to try the BFS version and I’m SO glad I did- I LOVE this rod. Everyone I have let try this rod wants to buy one… What does that tell you?Listen, for $50 you are not going to buy a better rod; the components this rod has are found on rods $100+ usually. If there is any question, just hit order. This will probably become your new, versatile, all-time favorite.P.s. - It works great for freshwater and saltwater. I have caught redfish up to 19 inches with it! You’re going to be blown away with this rod!

Very high Quality rod. Nice for light weight Bass fishing especially Smallmouths.

The media could not be loaded. Amazing rod paired with the kastking royale pro everything about this combo feels right even though the reel isn't a bfs reel it's nice