TheJudgeBM

Looks like I’ll probably go with the 7ft medium/regular over the 6’10” mh/f fast then. Just wanted to make sure the medium could work for jigs as well and it sounds like it.

I see to get regular action I would need to go to the heavy or medium power. I’d rather go medium power for the regular action. Do you think it would still be able to handle 1/2oz lures like 3/8oz swim jigs with a trailer?

I ordered a new reel, and now I am trying to decide between these two rods. The rods I am looking at are: St. Croix Mojo Bass 6’8”, Medium Heavy, Fast - $145.00, Rated 3/8-1oz Daiwa Tatula Casting Rod 6'10", Medium Heavy, Fast - $150.00, Rated 1/4oz-1oz The reel that will go with on of these rods is a Daiwa Tatula SV TW103HSL. I will be using 30lb braid running to a fluoro leader most of the time. My reasoning for the rod being under 7ft is that I fish from a kayak and in rivers/lakes at a ratio of about 3:1, although that may change a bit because I have been enjoying lake fishing recently the better I get at it. I do plan on using this setup for a lot of things, but I do currently have a medium spinning setup for lighter plastics, inline spinners, dropshots, etc. I also have a Fuego CT with an Ugly Stik Elite casting rod (MH 7'). That Ugly Stik honestly tires me out after a day on the water; it feels really heavy. The lures I like to fish and plan to use on this new setup include: 1/4-3/8 jigs (bitsy jigs, etc) w/trailer trailer, rarely 1/2 jigs 1/4-3/8 swim jigs w/trailer 1/4-1/2 total weight for plastic swimbaits Super Spook Jr's 1/4-3/8 spinnerbaits, rarely 1/2 1/4-1/2 Chatterbait with trailer 1/4-1/2 lipless crankbaits 1/2 or lower T-rigged craws and other plastics Possibly a buzzbait (never tried one) Frogging in light vegetation (sparse lily pads) over weeds that stop right under the surface Lures that would be nice to throw on this setup, but would be fine if I only could on my other setups: Tubes Squarebill crankbaits 2/5 Bullet Popper 1/4-1/2 Jerkbaits 1/4 mepps spinners (probably a hard ask) I've only been able to hold a 7'1 MH/F Mojo Bass in person and it felt really light, but hard to get a true judgement of feel without a reel on it. I'm also not sure what to think of the split handle. They look cool but I've fished full cork my whole life and have to come to enjoy the feel of them. There is nowhere near where I live to hold a Tatula Rod, but I've heard great things about it (and read most posts here about it). Both of these have a 5-year warranty. My main concern with the Tatula is how stiff it is. I've heard it is a little more stiff than a fast; could I still get away with throwing 1/4oz lures at the lowest? My concern with the Mojo is similar since it has a minimum rating of 3/8oz, but also, would it have enough backbone for smaller jigs and swim jigs? The reel should help with some of these applications I would think. Thanks in advance.