Yeah water conditions this spring have limited my use of it. Brought it with me as I can "chuck" it a long way. Landed a rat red on it before dark throwing it out from the jetties in the ship channel. Well not a ship channel yet its where the boats go out to sea. Other then that I'm in a chair on the beach with a rod and reel in one hand and a cold one in the other fishin the bottom. Don't get much easier than that.