gary gilman wrote:Can a person go up or down weight wise on a rod rated 5 to a
4 or 6?


I would say to try all three and remember to cast each of them at the distance
you fish the rod most often. If most of your casts are 15 to 25 feet, the rod
might work better with one line at that distance rather than the line it would
like when casting 65 feet.

Big Dale