Guys ,
My experiences suggest shorter GT rod is better when fishing from dories while longer GT rods is better when fishing from bigger boat , when sea becomes choppy then shorter rods are more managable , especially when fishing on dories .
Another aspect of fishing from dories , too powerfull a rod with initial drag set of 13 kg may not be effective because the dory moves under your feet under intense pressure from big GT , it's different when you are fishing from 15T boat where you can exert pressure to the fish , the momentum of a dory is not just there as compared to a much heavier boat .
Certain rod are more suitable to be used with certain lure , big surface poppers require stiff rod , pencil poppers require soft tipped rod and stickbaits require rod with fast recovery upper section .
Jon .