Well TH I guess we all have an opinion. Mine is that a ten foot rod can be great for drift fishing and for spoons and is okay for flaots, if a bit short.

I cannot agree that the 10 footer does not make a good spoon rod. Bill Hrzog is one of, if not, the best spoon fishermen alive today. He designed and uses the 10 fott Lamiglas rod with his name on it. That should convince most folks.

Once I started using a 10 1/2 foot float rod I have never gone back to the shorter rods even for drift fishing. I love the extra length for line mending for keeping the line off the water and for the added leverage. We all see things diffrently but I know I will never go back to a shorter rod.

I will agree that on small brushy streasm the long rod can be a hassel, for every other situation I fish it is a huge plus.

I remember when a nine foot rod was considered a long one. Now we are beginning to see that size does matter.