Nice rod with more backbone than the softer glass rods (Lemoren & Aioushi) offered on AliEx. Finishing is not bad except for some yellowing in the first joint—think it's the epoxy. But it's internal and not external. I bought this for fishing Peacock Bass (we don't have trout or streams here), and I caught a 2.5 pounder on first use. The cork handle I chose was a different one with three rings. Payed a little more for it. Paired the rod with a red modified MingYang also from DanKung, and I think the setup looks great. Hope to catch lots more with this setup :)
DanKung staff, Davis, assured me that unlike my AliExpress modified MingYang reel that came with a lot of deep scratches (the Ali vendor expects their customers to accept this and even charges a higher price), their modified MingYang reels would NOT come with scratches. Based on that I ordered a red one. DanKung was true to their word—the reel came without scratches and works well! I paired it with their Glassfin rod.