calstar

[bus kid]

one of the best write ups on the iron.

http://www.seasamurai.com/SurfaceIron.html

[taggermike]

Fishing Yo-yo iron does not usually involve much casting so a shorter rod is fine. Some thing 6-7 feet long range is ideal. I use graphite for all my bait rods but for irons I still like glass. You know when you're bit and a glass rod absorbs the shock better than graphite, imo. I wrapped a calstar WC670, I think that was the blank, for yoyoing. Not high tech, heavy glass, rated for 40lb, with a slightly soft tip. Worked great.
As for irons, the salas 6x jr and the tady 9 are always winners. Mike

[TCS]

700MH

[kiyo21]

Ya My only concern with somthing under 8' is I herd that if I ever have to swing around my 10' I'm screwed but idk I think if the tip of the rod takes a dive I can fight home under the yak insted of trying to bat the birds

[FishNinjaY]

Originally Posted by kiyo21

Ya My only concern with somthing under 8' is I herd that if I ever have to swing around my 10' I'm screwed but idk I think if the tip of the rod takes a dive I can fight home under the yak insted of trying to bat the birds

Along your same line of thinking.. I was concerned about a rod not being long enough if I have to swing it around my 14' oasis tandem!

But, someone brought up another good point, which is that if you have a big fish, a longer rod can be a bit tricky to bring the fish boatside for the gaff shot.. without having a clumsy long rod to wrestle with under your armpit while trying to gaff a fish dangling on 14' of line.

I just got a 6'6" heavy rod for my Revo Toro 50.
We'll see how it goes...