Has anyone tried a fact keitech on a 6'6 rod? Like 3.8 inch one. 

I'm not sure what you're trying to get at here?

What's the concern?  Rod 'ratings' are far more important than rod length.

What hook and weight are you planning to use?

I caught 2 yesterday using a 6'10" SLX medium xfast.

On 5/6/2019 at 10:12 AM, Choporoz said:

What's the concern?  Rod 'ratings' are far more important than rod length.

What hook and weight are you planning to use?

Medium heavy with a 3,0 screw lock. The Trokar brand. 1/8oz. 

On 5/6/2019 at 10:12 AM, fishballer06 said:

I'm not sure what you're trying to get at here?

I have a 7 ft and 6'6. I am curious if one could fish a small swimbait on a 6'6. I have always seen youtube say that longer rods are better for swimbaits. Furthermore, when I bank fish, I can't walk one step without getting the end of the 7ft stuck in a tree or maneuvering it around my house. 

The standard these days has gone to a 7' rod, even upwards of 7'6". 15-20 years ago, 6'6" was the most popular length in bass fishing. The added length certainly helps you get more distance when casting, but to fish a 3.8" Keitech with an 1/8oz Weedless keel hook, you would be find with a 6'6" rod that's M or MH in power. A longer rod is only going to hurt you more if you have low hanging trees in the area.

 

If you have crowded banks due to tress, I would invest in some waders to help get you off the bank a little bit and out into the water some. 

Almost ALL my rods are 6'6 

 

Fishing, cranks, spinnerbaits, T-rig, topwater, etc.. 

 

My only longer rods are dropshot and flipping

1 hour ago, NittyGrittyBoy said:

Almost ALL my rods are 6'6 

 

Fishing, cranks, spinnerbaits, T-rig, topwater, etc.. 

 

My only longer rods are dropshot and flipping

Do you like to fish bank?

I bank fish several ponds and bank fish a couple small Creeks. 

 

6'6 works great for me, I'm not after distance I'm after accuracy. 

I have a friend that is on the height challenged side at 5'5" and only uses rods 6ft. 6in. and under. A rod's power and action are more important than length no matter what the application.  I prefer a 6ft rod for fishing my Spooks and a 6ft. 3in. rod I custom built for spinnerbait fishing. 

Bottom line; Use what's comfortable for you and gets the job done.

My most used rod length is 6'6". I have caught more fish on Keitechs with a 5'6" M casting rod and 6' ML spinning rod than anything else, but that's because I used them more when I tossed the shorter sticks. Now, I find myself grabbing a spinnerbait, buzzbait or chatterbait on a 6'6" MH stick and enjoying the heck out of slinging the blades around. Finesse to me, is situational fishing. I have a 6'6" M and ML spinning rod that I can fish Ned, light paddletails, wacky rigs, etc on, but don't use them much. Use what you want and don't be so concerned what others are using.