Although you may already be aware of this, a con for the noodle rod is some fisherman claim the limberness of the pole and the usually lighter line and drag can more thoroughly tire the fish out before it is landed, which could make it tougher for a C&R fish to regain its strength. There also is a 10ft Bill Herzog (spoon fishing author) special edition pole produced by I believe Lamiglas that is slightly more rigid. Of course you can also have poles designed long with almost any line weight you request.

Incidently, I catch fish from trout to chinook all year long using mortac's stilly spoons in silver (mostly #1 & #2s), while my Pentac BC steels are stored away waitting for the Methow to re-open for steelhead.

I hope this helps.