Thanks, Mark! That was a fun morning. That's my new Sage Xi3 8ft 9 in 5 wt that I won in the raffle at the Spot. It's the lightest rod of the line for saltwater. It's been a really nice rod in the surf, and seems to hold up to big fish pretty well, having landed a big shovelnose without any problems.
It's the saltwater version of you guys fishing your 00 wts.