my best casting rod is my mitchell avocet combo. it's spooled with 6# spiderwire mono and I can cast it the farthest of all my rods. It's only 5.5 ft long but it's a stout little workhorse. My longer rods (6ft and 8ft) don't cast as far but I use them more for reaching areas than casting to the areas if you follow what I'm saying. I guess that's a jiggin pole.