Its a tough question with answers that can only be answered by the fisherperson themselves.

I have rods that are frankly uncomfortable to fish with . Stiff heavy and with very poor bite detection However for what they are designed to do .eg blast a bait out a long way or deal with big swell/wind /snags etc they excel.

At the other end of the scale I also have some very soft rods that are great to fish with BUT they are as limited as the big stiff rods in that they can not cope with big baits or rough conditions .

They cast ok but you can not push a decent bait out into any sort of breeze .

In the middle are my mixed condition rods . Enough guts for most condition and soft enough to be ok to fish with .


Would I settle on only one type of rod ...Hell no different tools for different jobs . Just the same as most fly fishers 3wt 5wt 8wt rods and matching reels to suit how and where they are fishing .