Tomah wrote:
+1 to boondockz. It's the bend, and the feel of both cast and fish. For me, those result in better control. I'm not sure your experience is all that different. If you're consistently casting beyond 50', you're outside the territory where glass excels. Good casters such as you can certainly go well beyond that, of course, but a good CF rod would perhaps make it easier.
I totally agree that glass is GREAT for up close and personal, and a more relaxed fly fishing style. Which is exactly why I enjoy using my 7'6" Mohawk Rainbow for brookies. For everything else though, I find myself doing ALOT of high precision casting....under over hanging branches, drop cast next to a specific rock, along under cut banks, and yah bigger rivers require longer reach. I'd say my average river casts are any where from 30 to 70 feet, longer if the need arises. I see my backing quite often at the end of a cast from my TFO 5wt. But glass is still fun and different!