At anything over 10 foot, hollow glass rods were heavy and floppy. At 10’/11’ they were fine for ledgering or carping when the rod was in the rests for much of the time, but for float fishing, and particularly trotting where you held the rod all day, and needed the additional length, they left a little to be desired. I’ve still got a Bruce & Walker CTM 13’ match rod, which when I bought in the early 1970’s was top of the range gear. It looks the business, the finish and workmanship is excellent, but in terms of performance, it doesn’t really compare with entry level match rods. Then again, there is something about the look and feel of old tackle that the modern stuff just doesn’t have. To the amusement of younger (and probably wiser) guys in my club I spend a lot of time refurbishing old split cane rods. I get some funny looks and comments when using them, but so what!, its nice to fish with a bit of gear that no one else has.