I have a 10' 6wt Redington that casts like a beast. I built it for tubing and it wears me out in a couple hours. My 9' 6wt western Orvis will cast much futher than the Redington and it is a pleasure to cast. From my experience I would stick to 9-9.5' rod with a fast action tofish from a tube.JMHO

arroem
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