Its just a big, over priced fly rod. If you catch a lot of kings, maybe an islander is worth it. Otherwise, for coho, buy a Lamson 10wt fly reel, a cheap 10' something mootching rod, load the reel with 20lb braid backing and put a mono top shot on it and save yourself $600. Unless, that islander bling is a must on deck. For 12lb and less fish you dont get the fun out of that big reel.