Hi I am not sure this will be helpful or not but I do know that the cascads pro rods are imported rods. They are imported specificly for Bi-mart. They may be quality rods. I own one of their 5W fly rods. It is an OK rod but not great. I fished it for a couple of years before I could afford to upgrade. It is certinly not in the same class as a G1000 rod or any of the main menu rods found in the current Lamiglass catalog.
Chuck