I have a 5wt now, 8'6" that does a good job for me and pretty much my go-to rod most of the time. I'm sure my casting abilities also need to be honed better too. My main problem has been dealing with the winds we get here and thought the longer rod my help. I also have a 7'6" 3wt and a 9' 8wt for bass. The 8wt I can cast a "country mile" but a bit too much for most of the fishing I do.

I think I'm going to try out the 9' 5wt and see what happens

thanks for all the helpful info gang. always appreciated.

Mike