For whatever little it’s worth, I really like my Daiwa Seiryu X35. I used it a lot last year, especially going after the native brook trout like @Gressak shows us in his post here. Initially, I thought it was going to be a somewhat delicate rod. However, it took a lot of abuse from me trundling through the pine and hemlock forests of Vermont.
It casts a light line beautifully and is very light weight and doesn’t cost very much in the scheme of rods. I’m very happy that I bought it. It’s certainly not my only rod, but I do enjoy using it for the above stated purpose. Not to mention that I feel it is well made.