i would like a 2 weight rod and everything that i have found on line so far is in the 6/6 tp 7 foot range. i prefer a longer rod, i am 6-8 and maybe that is why. is there some reason why a lighter weight rod must be so much shorter? anybody got any suggestions for a good source ? are there any 2 weight rods available in 8 ft 6 or 9 foot length and if so, would that be ill advised???
Hook and Hackle has 2 piece 3 weight in the 9’ length … blank … if you’re in to building one.
Temple Fork professional series has a 8’ 2wt. It is a really nice rod for the price.
I have, both, a Green River and an IM700 in 9’ 2wt.
The suggested Temple Fork is a nice rod, or, at least the 5wt. I own is a nice stick. All their rods, though, seem to be very good equipment for the dollars spent.
Other brands are “out there” you just usually have to snoop around the various on line shops and manufacturers to find them.
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Larry 
—sagefisher—
Global Dorber Group (dorber.com) has at least 5 different 9’ 2wt rods. Also they have blanks in 10’ for one wt, 2wt, and 3wt if you want to build one. Or…send it to one of us to build it for you if you are not familiar with building your own and have no time.
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Gemrod
I would second the Temple Forks recommendation. The 8’ 2wt professional is a great rod at a very good price. As to why so many 2wts are so short, many people who are fishing rods that light are fishing very small streams where the casts are shorter, and there is less room to work with a longer rod. Also, in a lot of cases, the lighter line weight rods get very whippy in the longer lengths, making it, among other things, hard to keep good pressure on a fish and difficult to manage the casting distances you’d normally expect from a longer rod. Now, having said that, My 2wt. is an 8’6" Loomis (unfortunately no longer in production).I struggled with it at first, but have adjusted my casting and fish fighting style to the point where we do very well together. I use it as a pond rod mostly for bluegills and crappie, but it sees action on streams as well. However, on those tight streams mentioned above, my 6’6" 4wt is my go-to rod.
Love my global dorber, 9’ 2 wt. Light as a feather, and fun for the panfish. I’ve pulled in some nice bass on it as well
Jsalkas
exackery WhICH dorber 2wt do you have that you like so much? They have a bunch and Jalama is trying to decide. Of course a lot would depend on what he fishes for and how. But I as well as he would like to know which one it is you like a lot. The full flex…the beefier one…which one?
thanks Gemrod
I picked up the full flex one (just checked, it’s the e-rod 2). I really do love that rod, I wouldn’t use any other for smaller game.
Can’t beat their prices either.
Jsalkas,
Thanks for sharing the info. Encouraging for me. I haven’t had the time to build it yet…but a long time ago I purchased their FULL FLEX 10’ 3wt blank to build. Of course it will not necessarly be the equivalent of an E2…but it’s encouraging to hear compliments about their E2 Full Flex 9 footer,
I will probably be pretty happy with my 10’ full flex 3wt when I get it built.
Thanks again for the info. Much appreciated.
Gemrod
It was a double experiment for me, picking that rod up.
I knew I wanted to get a light weight rod for panfishing in the Chicago area.
I also wasn’t sure how I’d respond to a slower rod considering my other ones trend towards faster action.
I was suitably impressed on both counts.