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With a heavier line to hold a heavier fish, you'll need a heavier lure to take the line out for distance, and a heavier rod for enough power to cast it, with a heavier reel to accommodate the heavy line, but even with these heavier items, keep as close to the lighter side as possible, and to hang with balance. With heavier gear, casting can become most burdensome by the end of the day, and then fishing pleasure is gone. As for length in a spinning rod, get the longest rod possible consistent with minimum weight and maximum strength, because the longer rod usually adds distance. Yet, be sure the rod is short enough to have a fairly stiff butt and that its tip does not quiver after you stop your forward cast. A quivering tip kills distance. It holds back the line as it spins through the guides, and stops the lure, mid-air. So, before buying a spinning rod, press the butt against your belly and oscillate the rod back and forth. Then stop, quickly. If the rod's tip continues to vibrate, try another, until you find one that stops quickly. In this inspection, sight through the guides, too. Except for the largest gathering guide, which must stand farther off the rod than the others to eliminate line-slap, the graduating guides should look like a diminishing cone.
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