hello Ray,
i have got fish lots smaller than that and i still laugh when i catch them. i guess the question is what kind of fishing are you looking at doing? is it salt water inlets? surf casting? when you say short for tight areas, what do you mean? then what kind of fish and what size will they be? there are so many variables and the guys here all come from different backgrounds and fishing styles. some do salt water with yacks others only go up spring creeks that are ten feet wide so describe your situation and we will get the right guys involved with the conversation. collectively there is a tun of knowledge here about fly fishing with fiberglass. welcome to the addiction.
j-

@bulldog1935 @whrlpool I’m not familiar with the old fenwick blanks. I built a few but not any of the two your talking about. I can tell you any of the medalists reels will balance those blanks really well. You can find Shakespeare clones of the medalists cheap on eBay and they work great. I must have 6 with different line I use to try out on new rods. For the streams your talking about you need the most accurate roll casting rod you can get. Again, I’m not familiar with the blanks you have coming so I’ll leave it to some of the others to chime in.