Both glass and the relative short length are a safety advantage compared to e.g., my finesse rods over 8' that are really made for shore fishing.
You want your rod long enough to reach around the boat - a strong redfish usually makes 3 trips around the boat before trying to go under it.
You can land just about anything with proper drag set, time, and open water to ride it out.
Last winter, Susie landed this 25" schoolie-male speckled trout from Arroyo dock, fishing XUL (7'3" Major Craft).
It made two 50-yd runs, first across the channel, then close to our shore along the docks. We were talking, if the pontoon shuttle to Dos Rios Lodge had been parked next to us instead of across the channel, would have surely broken off on the motor foot.
Our new moon trip is booked for February this winter.
I very recently added a shorter BFS rod just for redfish and the kayak - note the extreme lure range. The 7'3" rod won't be making the Arroyo trip this winter - not long or even flexible enough to get the casts we need - but it's just right for winter shrimp and glass minnows from the kayak.