Here are my thoughts on the rods performance
I always used to see good fish while paddling kayaks and canoes since they are so quite in the water, but that paled in comparison to what I can now see when standing up on my paddleboard because its equally as quite yet provides for a much higher vantage point for seeing fish before they see you
The 6.2:1 high-speed gear ratio gives you rapid line recovery and powerful winding when you need to turn big fish fast
Work the open areas near the timber first, quickly, then move in tight
Man made structures like bridges, locks, marinas, floating platforms etc are very obvious places to target, but also consider natural features like weedbeds, bushes/overhanging trees and rushes or underwater gravel bars, pinnacles and drop offs etc Perch are shoaling fish