I qualified as a Certified Casting Instructor (CCI) on 16 June 2017. It took me 19 months practice to pass the exam. Received my 1wt rod several days ago, with the intention of setting it up for small trout fishing. I paired the rod with RIO Fly Lines. I tied on a nymph and tried it at foreyard. I was easily shooting out a distance more than I expected. Very impressed with the ease and distance I was able to cast this setup. For some reason, I was able to feel the rod load better than with just about any other rods(Moonshine etc) I have. It isn't on par with my HARDY rod of 499 dollars, and at its price point, this rod is an great value!
I've owned my Lingl for a few weeks I like it so much. trout fishing with it has been alright. Overall this BFS LINGL is closer to JDM performance for much less money. Just the finish is a bit of an issue but for that price I am very satisfied.
This rod is an underrated rod in my book,performs on a high level fiberglass rod and doesn't cost what some of the popular bfs fiberglass rods do,such as Dan Kung's GLASSFIN which is 120+ dollars. the tip part is fiberglass and the handle part is graphite. Excellent flick casting capability. I yesterday landed a tiger trout at a narrow spot with this hybrid rod.
Tthis is a great rod micro lure rod. bought mine just after DanKung listed. I use Shimano Vanford reel.
My favorite rod for trout and panfish. Caught a 2 lbs trout with it.
A very good trout rod, paired with my ifishband Blast wind reel.
This TTS-662L Kuying rod is perfect hard lure rod when targeting Perch Trout, Chub, on rivers. It works ok when soft lures are used. Much better than my savage gear BFS rod. Love it!
althought it indicates '1-5g'. It casts very well with my 0.7-5 gram lures and spoons catching rivulet trout in areas with a lot of stones. I use 3-5lb braid. The most fish I catch are brown trout so IЎЇm thinking this GLASSFIN glass rod is just best for fighting these fishes average weight 2 to 4 lb. Shipping to Australia took 12 days. Thank Dankung for invention.
Excellent rod for BFS, very sensitive,I fish small trouts only. My setup
Rod: Kuying Teton TTC522SUL.
Reel: 15 Aldebaran Bfs limited with avail shallow spool and Clamber Hyper reel(from Dankung too)
Line: 3LB Monofilament unknown brand from local bricks-and-mortar store.
Bait: zman trd
Rod : Fishband Magic Trout MTC 454 UL 1-5g
Reel: Fishband Clamber Hyper Micro
Line: Shimano 0.19mm 15kg
Lure: no-name brands 2g spoon
I have been using this set up for a long time now and i do really love it. It is perfect for small streams and canals along side it is 1-5g for BFS. My brother uses a Shimano Calcutta HG Bfs setup, he agrees his is no better than mine!
I've been fly fishing for over 28 years in the US Rockies, for trout. and have Moonshine, Sage... and found, this is a really nice performing, nice looking rod(I love translucent fiberglass) that performs well with my rods that priced at 2-3X as much.
It's marked as 'Medium Fast' action, in my experience, it's almost same action as my graphite fly rod's 'Medium' action. Paired it with RIO InTouch Gold Fly Line. I will not doubt search other BFS rod from DanKung to take the place of a heavier 6-7weight streamer fly rod.