Saltheart,
" I am tempted to go 11 feet. "
How I see it.
I usually use 10' and a 10 1/2 ' at the canal. 11' is ok if I'm @ Pip's where I can level that sucker out behind me or if I'm wearing boots and standing in a place far enough out in the water and away from the rocks. But 11' cramps things up if you're standing ON the rocks with that bank climbing up behind you - doesn't seem like much, but the 11' cramps up the whole swing under those conditions.
Where you fish ( I think I've got that down pretty well
) , I wouldn't push it over 10 1/2.