Thanks Mike and to the others that have weighed in. I see you have updated the Canal How To

You're right, I was really thinking of throwing at breaking fish and being able to get a couple of shots at them. I do jig and plug though. I have a custom 1205 with a VS250 that I'm pretty happy jigging with. So now I have to wrestle with carrying two rods if I go with the 11' or one rod if I go the 10'. Leaning towards the former. If I'm going to spend any money, I'm thinking I may want to max out the distance since this is the primary objective.
I saw the the Emblem today and the pictures don't do it justice as to how big it is. Interesting design. Looks like it will take time getting used to, even though I typically use a VS250, Penn 706 and the Cabo 60. It just feels quite different. However, it will still be easier for me then the conventional
