its a Hardy Marquis 7#... i have 2 spools for it.. i also have a Cortland 7# that came with my GSH 1000 Cortland 9' that my dad bought me when i was about 15 years old or so... i also have another 7100 RP thats a 9' rod.. like i said all my dad did was fly fished (since the late 80s to his death in 05), and only fished for Steelhead really... i know all about backing, roll casting, i however cant really cast regularly that well, and i think it may be due to the age of the line....because about 10 years ago, i could cast that rod rather well... not so much anymore... and im by far from even really being a "intermediate" fly caster, but what the hell, always fun to try new things and get better at them...

i just never got into it when he was around... and i know i have a long road ahead of me.. but i would like to start out on the right track, to help with any other bumps in the road that i may encounter...