I looked in to them too, but I was concerned they were too cheap and flimsy. I was looking at the casting rods which only worked with their very cheap reels. I've had too many frustrating experiences with cheap reels to want to go down that path again. Probably not much help to you as you are looking at the fly rods.

If you want a light short fly rod, many backpackers get in to Tenkara style fishing. No reel just a line tied on the end of a very expensive (IMO) stick.