Does longer rods mean shorter fights?

i think it depends on how light or heavy your gear is, the drag strength on your reel, and the line you use.
going ultra-light will usually mean shorter, maybe 5 ft rod, smaller reel, 5 lb test will give you a good, long, more difficult fight
going heavy with usually longer, maybe 7-8 ft heavy action rods, with like 65 lb test will make things easy, and shorter, like for fishing in lots of vegetation

Karl K said:

Does longer rods mean shorter fights, or does shorter rods mean shorter fights?

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No. Fight depends on many factors. I have many rods of different sizes, I'd say it's species specific and how you choose to fight it.

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For pike I'd go anywhere for 6'6" to 10'6". Don't really need any longer like you would for salmon or trout. Will also depend if you fish with a bait caster, spinning, fly, or centre pin reel. Above recommendation is for spinning, not too sure about bait casting or fly, probably in the middle, and i wouldn't recommend using a centre pin reel for pike, though could be fun.

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