TO ME THE UP SIDE AND DOWN SIDE IS THAT THE 10 FOOT ROD WILL WEAR YOU OUT A LOT FASTER. I NEVER DID LIKE THAT LONG OF A ROD. 9' IS JUST ABOUT RIGHT FOR MOST FISHING. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE STRENGH THING COMES INTO IT AT ALL AS THEY ARE BOTH FOR A 5 WGT LINE. IT IS THE CASTING OF THE RODS THAT WILL MAKE THE DIFFERENCE. AND HOW TIRED YOU WILL BE AT THE END OF THE DAY. MY 2 CENT'S. RON

Sorry about the Caps I didn't know they were on until I had finished and I wasn't going to do it all over again.