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Yes you have to be Aware. I lean hard on using UL gear whenever I can.

Follow up.
My search for a new trout rod ended with a
"Okuma SST", 6'6" 2 piece med/light-fast.
I drove all over town, and looked at
Shimano
St Croix
G Loomis
Femwick
and an Ugly Stick GX-2

One thing I learned,
One company's ultra light can be stiffer than another company's light or med light.
The SST med/light is very comparable to St Croix and Fenwic's light, and the Shimano I looked at was an "Ultra-Light, and it was stiffer than all of them.

I found several rods I liked just as much, but the only rod I felt was just slightly better, a St Croix "Mojo Bass" but it was a 1 piece and costs 2 1/2 times as much.
That's the good news, I was ready to spend a hundred bucks or more, but the Okuma was half that much.

Side note: I got a spool of 8# Nano-fill, and while I was filling the reel I found several lumps in the Nano-fill near the end of the spool.
I had enough to fill the reel, so I will use it for now, but I will switch to 6# Fire-line soon.