I do not think you would have to much of a problem with it.. It would make a nice fly rod for brookies up here. Because of it being 3 pieces makes it easier to get into those hard to reach places back in the deeper areas of the woods. I have an old Pflueger reel that used to be by grandfathers and he died back in 1972 so I do not know for surehow old it is. Anyways it still works great though it is a lot heavier of a reel. But for someone starting out and learning how to fly fish I think this would make a great set for the starter.. Good luck with it..