Patriot rods has a new blank that is a super light Ultra light rod. I had the guy tie up 4 58" rods for me this year. I will be using them for Smelt. They were $60.00 each & worth every penny. If you are on FB, message him there & he usually gets back w/you in a day. Depending on how close you are to Battle Creek, you could check out the ones I have if youd like. I dont know if he was going to tie up any to sell in stores or if he offers them in a shorter length, but they are very light action. Edit,; also Dr Speckler mentioned HT Ice blues. They make a 48" rod that is pretty light & I have one of those in my Smelt lineup that works well. I have used it for open water gills & it works great for that . At $16.00 you cant beat the price !