Anyone Cast a 10' ?

Tom Nakashima wrote:
I was wondering if anyone here owns and cast a 10' 7wt. fly rod?
I've tried a 9'6" and thought that was a bit long. Most of my fly-rods
are under 9'. I was wondering about the casting control of the 10'er.
Heard the extra length was good for mending characteristics.
Comments?
-tom

I owned a 10' Powell 7/8wt rod. It would cast a mile, and mended a bit
better too. The only thing I didn't like about this particular rod was,
it was very stiff. It needed an 8wt line to properly load it. While I
never tried it, it might have been easier to cast with a 9wt line. I
scaled down to a Sage 9'6" XP 7wt(being built for me). I have
fished(steelhead)this same setup, and it's benefits(rollcasting &
mending)over the 9 footer I use, sold me on the switch.

brians