When Tim set out to create the next generation of affordable trout rods he had no idea they were going to turn out so darn good looking. Getting the action and power correct was his main goal. Tim dedicated the first half of 2008 to make sure every model in the ECHO CARBON family is smooth and easy to cast. All but a few of these rods have smooth Medium Fast actions and possess power that would be considered close to "average or normal" for each Fly Line rating. So you get no surprises when choosing an ECHO CARBON rod.