My injuries have put quite a bit of limitation on me as far as doing hours on end of anything, I will now be fishing very specific tidal stages at different locations so tops 2 hrs. at a clip.I cannot injure my back or neck again or I may not be so lucky the next time, so I guess fishing is now a hobby rather then a sport for me. It might be time to go back to my roots and do some boat fishing, I just had to prove to myself and Dr. I wasn't going to lay down and die just yet.I can probably get by with just about any rod and just limit my time in the surf.