i use about 6,6 rods of the boat and they work i recently got a 7ft ugly stik and it doesent give as much leverage as mentioned but is certainly still use able
on my bottom bashing outfit i have got a cheap penn mariner rod made to suit a gto reel from a department store about 60bucks with the reel it costs and i have landed a 16kg mullaway on it and a tonn of rays on it and it is ok certainly works aswell and it is 6foot
cameron