I picked up a 7' Lamiglas this spring for tossin spinners and the occasional small drift. Its actually a rod designed for bass, but its rated 6-12lb test and has met all of my steelhead spinning needs. Oh yeah, and it was only $79 on sale at fishmans. If you plan on doing much bobber fishing just remember one thing, GO LONG!! One of the keys to bobber fishing is keeping the length of your line as short and straight as possible throughout the drift. The easiest way to do this is to use a long pole, I wouldn't recommend a bobber rod under 9'. Trust me, I've been bobber fishing with an 8' rod, and I just picked up a 10'6" G Loomis rod last night that I'm dyin to break in!