Hi George,
I've had the rod for a few weeks now and used it few times. It pops the cubera 150, Hammerhead D cup, and Craft Bait gt3 150 very well. Cast them very nicely as well. Its rated for up to 160g plugs but I think that this is the first rod I've gotten that may be underrated. It handled and popped my friends home made 200g popper, but I probably won't be doing that to often.