I've cast a friends 5 weight and have to say it felt pretty good. Definitely on the faster end of glass. I would probably fish it with a 6 weight line.

It is uplocking. A pretty nice piece of hardware too. I am surprised by the quality of the components.

They are. They have a 3 and a 5 weight all 3 piece.

I have one of their reels. Bought it for about 20 bucks on ebay. It's nothing more than a line holder, but it does hold line well.

I hope you post updates to the thread. Is it coming direct from China? It didn't take long for the reel to get here.

Spigot ferrules? E- or S- glass, if known?

Interesting. Thanks.

I received a 3wt a few days ago and have spent a couple of hours at the casting ponds with it, no fish yet. With a WF3F GPX (half weight heavy) it felt pretty good. A Cortland Peach DT3F felt a lot more delicate and still pretty good. An Airflo WF4F (super dri elite trout) felt a tad heavy, but not bad in close. I might try later with an Orvis superfine WF4F and see if the shorter head makes a difference.

Definitely stiffer and faster than a CGR I'd say (I have all of them), but perhaps not as fast & stiff as the new Fenglass. I do like the components. One odd thing though was the two stripping guides, which seems unusual for a glass rod (?) Should make a nice rod to take on my mountain bike and fish ranch ponds for bluegill ...

I got a white one, sorry about that

Mine will be here any day now, hoping before the weekend is over

Should have mine tomorrow according to tracking. I'm prob gonna be pushing mine, I plan on throwing small bass poppers, streamers, and big dries with it lol. I did this with the little ol' CGR 2wt, so I figure a "fast glass" 7' 3wt should do better.

This is how spigot ferrules are supposed to work. Google it. Don't alter them. I really like my 3wt.

Mine FINALLY arrived yesterday afternoon, thanks a lot USPS for losing it between NY and AL.

Initial impressions- fit and finish is nice for $55. Cork is the best I've prob had on a fly rod. Reel seat is nicer than expected as well. I don't care for the second stripping guide, wish it was another snake. My ferrules fit just fine, much more even than any CGR I've seen, prob 3/8 to 1/2 inch gap.
Swing weight on the rod is nice and light, feels good in the hand. Very very little oscillation upon casting, returns to straight very quick, this is for sure "fast" glass. Prob won't be until Mon or Tues before I fish it.