The shortest rod I use is a 7 1/2 ft. 4 wgt.; Cabela's 5 pc. Stowaway. Not an expensive rod($110 when I bought it). Came with reel, line and two cases. It's a hoot and a darn good rod for the bucks. Caught a 24" brown with it on the Raquette River by Buttermilk Falls in the Adirondacks. What a fight! Casts like a dream and I use it quite a bit.

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