I made the classic mistake recently of judging a line's viability by only lawn casting it. 6'6" 4-piece graphite travel rod, nominally 2-weight (it weighs 1.7 ounces). I tried a 3-weight triangle taper line in the backyard and it was marvelous for 20 foot casts (long distance for the creek I ventured into a couple days later). Lo and behold, when the line got wet, cold, and a little heavier it decidedly overwhelmed the rod. I knew better.....
2-wt line now on order.
