Perfect for any species, have used them for just about everything, perch, browns, steelhead, splake, 40” pike etc. Sensitive enough tip to keep fish hooked in the jaw jacker until you get to it and enough backbone too fight larger fish. Love the rods, a lot. Buy one! *I have only used mine in the jaw jackers but I’m sure it would work good in the automatic fisherman or other hook setting devices.*