Utah David ~ of all my flyrods the 5wt is my choice, so much so that I have tree of them! And for the most part long distance casting is for showmanship, except maybe when I do the salt flats casting for red drum and which is not very often. For my regular fresh water fishing casting beyond 40' is simply not necessary. So I have concentrated on accuracy at that distance (or less) and don't do too bad. Now I can reach out further but at the cost of the accuracy. So I can do the 40 footers all day long and enjoy it ... plus within 40' is where I've caught the most fish anyway.