I am royal and usually stick with one brand (Abu), but since they didn’t have any BFS specific rod that are within my budget, I decided to give Kinetic a try. Man, this rod is very sensitive and can easily cast 1/16oz with any BFS reels. I haven’t tested the rod for lighter lures, but I have no doubt it will handle 1/32oz. I have no regret buying Kinetic and would love to expand my BFS arsenal with other Old18 rods.