I just ordered a Cabelas Tournament ZX topwater/jerk bait which is 6'9". After I bought I thought it might be too short. I have a 6'6" casting rod and I feel it's too short. It definitely doesn't cast as far as my 7' Mojo Bass. I also ordered a 7' Cabelas ZX spinning rod. I'm wondering if I ordered my bait casting rod too short since it's 6'9" and not 7'. I know that it's only a few inches but I definitely don't like the short comings of the 6'6" bait casting rod's casting distance.

So what are the shortest bait casting and spinning rods you use?

6-feet 6-inches.

 

I also have some ultra lights under 6-feet.

 

The shortest bass rod is 6-feet 6-inches.

For Bass Fishing...5'10' used for TopWater and certainly does not have a problem with distance.

I used a M/F 5' 6" Berkley Lightning Rod the other day for top water. No problems with distance either.

6' 6" for me.  I prefer comparing the WRL (working rod length)... the length between the rod tip and the center of the reel's foot.  I have a 6' 9" rod that has a WRL the same length as my 7' rods. 

 

 

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5'6" pistol grips almost every day for topwaters.   Also a 5'8" St. Croix LTB " Skippin' " spinning rod.  You couldnt cast a 7ft'er in almost all the places I fish.

Casting: 6'10

Spinning: 6'8

I have a 6'9" in both spinning AND casting, and that is the shortest for each.

Casting and spinning is 6'0", I have a G.Loomis CR721 GLX and a custom made 6'0 model and these were strictly 1 purpose rods, to cast baits under over hangs in shallow gin clear water.

Casting - 7'

Spinning - 5'4"

2- 5'6" custom pistol grip casting rods for weightless jerks, and top water poppers..

All of my spinning gear goes from 6'6" up to 7'8"

 

Tight Lines!

AVS66MLF for white bass and stocker trout

 

AVC66MF is my dedicated jerkbait rod

spinning)  6' ML/F st croix premier for skipping docks, and vertical jigging walleyes

casting)  6'6" i have about 4 of them all different brands, i use them for jerkbaits, topwater spooks and poppers, as well as close quarters spinnerbaits and swim jigs.

 

Mitch

I use a 6' spinning rod for fishing docks and when I go to ponds.

Shortest casting rod is 7ft

Shortest spinning rod is 6'6"

baitcast 6'6"

spinning 6'

 

I have a 5' spinning rod, but haven't used it in years.

 

I have come to think of 6'6" as short.  Prefer 7' or longer, but I have some 6'9" and 6'10" rods that I like a lot.  Use to consider 6' long 50 years ago.

6'8 mxf casting for topwater

 

6'3mxf spinning which is only used for vertical jigging walleye. Also own 2 69mlxf spinning rods that are used for both walleye and bass.

Every day spinning rod shortest is 6'7".  My 2 pc travel do all rod where I am riding a bike or going into an area where it would be tough to carry a 1pc rod is 6'.  For casting my shortest if 6'6", I use this for jerkbaits, swim jigs and is an awesome bladed bait rod.

I have a 5' 6" medium light

F&S spinning rod I use for lighter lures. It's so much fun to reel in a 4 or 5 pounder with that thing.

6' casting and 6'-6" for spinning.

5´6" casting

6" spinning

6'8, spinning and casting

7' casting

6'10'' spinning

IMO its all about preference

That I *use* --

 

Spinning: 5'9" MXF

 

Casting: 6' MF

 

I've got rods down to 3', and all the way out to 20' (telescopic no-reel pole).

I have a Castaway rod that used to be 6'8.... Its 6'5ish now. After the tip was broken off when I close the live well on it. Its great little rod... Ill use it around really low or tight docks. I can skip a 1/4oz jig a mile under a dock with that thing!

Most of my rods now are 7' ish except for my topwater/jerkbait rod. Its 6'6.