Colson_G

So first I'll explain my situation and then my question: I'm a kayak angler from Texas and typically bring about 5 rods with me to cover a majority of techniques, and I often have rods that I can double up for both techniques. Most of the lakes I fish around here contain a lot of diverse cover such as heavy vegetation, standing timber, or submerged wood and flipping into this cover can be a recipe for big fish. In the past, I've been flipping with a 7'3 Micro Magic MH rod, and although it has a fair amount of power, I have 17 pound fluoro on the reel, and I prefer to use this set up for texas rigs and jigs. I'm in the process of purchasing a new setup to be used almost exclusively for pitching: something to flip light tungsten (usually 1/2 Oz) into this cover. I'm willing to go higher in price point but I'm running into more questions as I search for a rod. I was looking at the G Loomis Gl2, and then I saw the new E6X Loomis came out with recently which is lighter weight and more updated. Things became more complicated when I started investigating Dobyns rods, which it seems many are more keen on than Loomis. I would prefer a split grip rod, but I'm starting to realize most longer rods tend to have a full cork handle, something which I liked about the GL2 flipping rod, as it did have a split grip on a 7'5 rod. I also would like something without an especially long butt section, because though I do stand up to pitch often, if I'm drifting with the wind, its easier to remain seated, and I don't want the reel to be far from me. Does anyone have any info about these rods or recommendations they would make me? In terms of reel, I had planned on pairing up with a gen 3 revo STX from Abu with 50 pound braid (has anyone tried that new seaguar braid that's black colored Denny Brauer helped design)? Any info would be much appreciated!

Went ahead and went with the Veritas 7' Heavy. I'm a kayak fisherman and so I prefer not to have too long of rods and so I thought 7' would be the best option for me. I have abu volatile for topwaters at the coast and I really like the feel of it, so I think I'll like the grip of the veritas as well. I'm fairly certain it'll make a good flippin rod and I'll see how it does with frogs. I was thinking about a Berkley lightning shock, but Tackle Warehouse didn't have any available until August, and I also thought about a Duckett Ghost, but they don't really put many specifications on their rods at least on TW, so I went with the Veritas. Gonna pair it with a Lews LFS in 7.5:1 with 50 pound braid (anyone care to put up a convincing argument for 65??). Also picked up an Orra winch to pair with a Lew's perfect crankbait rod, never used a Lew's rod but I'll see how it goes. TW, has 15% off on most items currently and 5$ 2 day shipping on everything, so you get a nice deal.

Oh I forgot to write I'm not looking at over a 100$ rod

I'm in the market for a new rod and would like to get a nice rod I can double as a rod for frogs and flippin into bulrush, or grass (typically not larger than 1 oz). Anyone have any suggestions for me? I was thinking about the Veritas 2.0 but don't know whether to go with 7'6 or 7 foot. I also was looking at the Daiwa Procyon, but I would appreciate any suggestions.