6-1/2 foot rod for kayak?

[Gigmaster]

Yeah. That was another problem I had with the long rods....boating fish. Another issue I had with long rods is that I often kayak rivers, and there are a lot of low trees sometimes. Shorter rods are easier (for me, anyway) to roll cast, when necessary.

All I use now are a 6'6" Elkhorn 3wt, 7'10" 6wt and 7'10" 8wt off my yak. Keeping my eyes open for a 7'10" 10wt (last two are Redington Preditors). I find them much easier to control and less high sticking when bringing fish boatside.