for chasing big gills i have a few favorite setups, for ultra light tackle and light biters i like to go to my Thorne Bros trip wire rod. i have found that on some days even the biggest of gills need to be finessed, and they will be very light biters. on the other hand, fishing in deeper waters 15 to 20 feet just out side the weed edges i found that trying to get back down to the gills fast was not working out so well with ultra light jigs, and putting a tungsten on a springbobber rod i was over loading it and tough to see the bite. That is where the bullwhip comes in very handy!! the other day i was fishing in 16 feet of water, the gills were stacked up and i needed to get down fast. I tied a tungsten jig on the bullwhip it was a perfect match up, i visually saw the bite and felt it as well!! the action of the rod is very nice and fun while fighting a hard fighting fish like the bluegill. I believe this will be an awesome rod on jumbos as well!! hope this helps, thanks for looking!!