"Doc Elder" wrote

A seven and a half foot 7 or 8
weight would seem to fit the bill, but nine-foot seems to be the starting
length for rods of that heft in all the catalogues I've found so far.



I looked once with no luck, years ago. I had found a similar situation,
big LMB in a very tight brushy year round irrigation canal. As you point
out, there are places where a short, heavy, rod would seem to be just the
ticket. I considered, but didn't pursue, trying fly lines/ casting with
some short spinning rods if I could find a store that would let me ... then
getting the blank that worked best and building it with fly components