Fore 1 you don't need to spend the wad for a float rod,my rod of choice is a Fenwick 10-5" HMX series matched with an Okuma epix 30.
I'm in the water for around 160 bucks.
But any rod thats at least 10" is OK,if you fish from a boat you can get by this length,
I'd like mine to be longer (don't we all)
the longer the rod you use the more control you have over you're float and fighting a fish,I'm surprised just how much pressure I can put on a fish with one of these rods even with 8lb test.
anything rated around 2-10 or so witha length of at least 10 will work...........Os
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