Am going to get a new rod for stillwater or ressie fishing but cannot decide wether to get a 9ft 9.5 or 10 possibly a 10.5 bank fishing mostly with ocassional boat will be a 7/8 or 8 as have a set of 8 weight lines
thanks

Any answers folks?

Generally accepted that 9 to 9 foot 6. # 6/7/8 is best for bank angling on reservoirs.
ten to 11 foot 6/7/8 from boat.
Make your choice from where you will be fishing most.
Pin me down to one, personal choice, and it would be 9 foot 6 # 7 as i do a lot of river sea trout as well!!
regards
bert

I find 10ft a good balance for boat and bank fishing.

10ft #7

10ft is long enough for boat styling and not much of an inconvenience compared to the "ideal" 9'6" for a bank rod.

Traditional downwind casting from a drifting boat doesn't need a heavy line to turn over a team, but I find a #7 easier to cast upwind from the bank than a #6. Of course you can throw a tight fast loop upwind with a lighter line if you're a good caster, but I like an easy life prefer not to have to work too hard too long.

I'd agree with russuk1 & wrongfoot - 10ft #7 should do you well for both bank & boat fishing.

For small lakes I like a 9 foot #5. The Greys Streamflex does nicely.

For reservoirs from the bank a 9 1/2 foot 7 weight will do most work, I like the Greys Gtec for this. It will also chuck a #8 shooting head to the horizon.

My no nonsense reservoir boat rod is a 10 foot Sparton Stratonymph #7/8, but for lighter boat work a Sage XP 9 1/2 foot #6 does a great job.

Think its all down to personal choice. You need to have a try with different lengths of your desired rod. It accepted that 10.5ft is too lng for bank fishing but it's what I use. For my dodgy casting style it makes handling 20ft+ leaders easy and means i can dabble the flies closer in. thats probably just my zorrow style of casting though. lol.

Rob

It's a 9' 6" #7 every time for me for bank fishing reservoirs.

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Me I'd tell you 10' - only because with an extra 6" you keep your backcast just a touch higher and you'll spend just a touch less time disentangling your gear from thistles and the like !

Best wishes

Steve P