Bill,

That's exactly what I was getting at. Some rod manufacturers rate their rods for more than 30' of line, therefore, a rod that would be labelled as a 7wt. for 30' of line may be labelled as a 5 wt. or 6 wt. rod for a longer line. That is, and I believe you agree, why something like the CCS needs to be adopted by the manufacturers. Even if they went back to the 30' designation for line wt. line manufacturers also mess with the standard weights so that they can sell lines that are guaranteed to increase casting distance.

Paul