ifin ya just gonna jig with it...get a 12' You will always need that extra foot....get ya a 10 footer to bobber fish with and a good Flueger reel...for the 12 footer get a cheap $5 reel...less weight the better. You can find those cheap reels on sale used on EBay...and get a few of them for very little...one breaks...YA GOT EXTRAs