On rods that are 10' or 11' you can start by holding the rod straight out in front of you with the butt end stucked into your arm pit, give or take a bit. Also, consider where you'll be fishin. If you can not load the rod like you normaly would, consider a shorter butt. When I wade out over my waste I find that a 9' with less butt is much easier to load.
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