Robert

Great question! I'm still looking for mine. Last spring I bought a 9' 8wt rod, Ross C4 reel and RIO Clouser line. Thought I had the perfect set up. That is until I developed a bad case of caster's elbow. That whole outfit is just too darn heavy for me and for the size of bass in most of the places I fish. I wound up fishing most of the season with a a 8' 5wt.

I'm going to try and use a 9' 6wt this year for bass and see how that works. Ideally though, like JGW I think for me a 8 1/2' 6wt would be the ticket.