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[kiyo21]

Ya My only concern with somthing under 8' is I herd that if I ever have to swing around my 10' I'm screwed but idk I think if the tip of the rod takes a dive I can fight home under the yak insted of trying to bat the birds

[FishNinjaY]

Originally Posted by kiyo21

Ya My only concern with somthing under 8' is I herd that if I ever have to swing around my 10' I'm screwed but idk I think if the tip of the rod takes a dive I can fight home under the yak insted of trying to bat the birds

Along your same line of thinking.. I was concerned about a rod not being long enough if I have to swing it around my 14' oasis tandem!

But, someone brought up another good point, which is that if you have a big fish, a longer rod can be a bit tricky to bring the fish boatside for the gaff shot.. without having a clumsy long rod to wrestle with under your armpit while trying to gaff a fish dangling on 14' of line.

I just got a 6'6" heavy rod for my Revo Toro 50.
We'll see how it goes...