Sounds like you need to fish with some stilts on Jigfishn10

I see a lot of guys talk about high dollar rods and sensitivity and feeling the baits. My question is can you sacrifice most of that on a cheaper rod for topwater use? You are relying on your eyes to see the strike. Probably a dumb question, but I'm a big dummy.

 

I would say your ideology is correct. Spend less on moving bait/jerkbait/topwater rods and spend as much as you can on bottom contact rods where ever bit of sensitivity aids to the presentation and performance.