Casting rod or fishing rod?

[Bluegiller]

I completely agree with "rods for casting & rods for fishing". I normally fish at distances ranging from 15 to about 50 feet with the same 6wt. moderate action graphite rod. By double hauling and working at it I can usually cast(shoot) all 90 feet of line, 4 or 5 times out of 10. Not that I fish at that distance, or need to. I also fish a 1, 2 or 3wt. at approximately the same distances although I can't cast the entire fly line with these rods. A moderate action rod is the fastest action that I enjoy fishing with. I own a fast action, tip action I mean, Orvis 9ft. 6wt. fly rod that I can cast(shoot) all the fly line and 20, 30, sometimes 50+yrds. of backing. I build a few rods, do some rod repairs and teach a few people to cast a fly rod. My opinion is based on 40+ years of fly fishing and approx.12 to 15 years of teaching basics (free) to prospective fly fishers. Admittedly, this is partly a subjective subject, partly. After hearing (marketing) for many years that a faster rod is better, some folks start to believe it. Think politics, "The Big Lie".