The A-5 is our favorite in Albright's line-up and one of our best selling rods. This rod beat out a lot of more expensive rods in our 5-weight Shootout, and for good reason! This is a very light , five-piece rod that casts like a dream. The color is a pleasing dark green, and looks a bit like a Winston. The craftsmanship is superb with a nice uplock skeleton seat and mahogany wood insert. The taper is a moderately fast action, and casts like most $500-600 rods! Great accuracy in close yet has the ability to reach out long when you need to. The 9 foot #5 and 9 foot #6 are wonderful all around rods for someone starting out in fly fishing. All of these 5-piece rods come with a nice cloth bag and rod case, and are great rods to travel with. The case is only 26.5 inches long and will fit inside most luggage.