Will be pickup up a new bc rod soon for jigs and plastics (Mainly jigs).

Fishing around docks / medium cover at worst.

 

Im looking at either an st. croix avid, legend tournament, or shimanno cumura.. Going to decide when looking at them in store I think.

Thinking of getting a MH rod just unsure if fast or extra fast would be a better tip action for my application? (If anyone could compare the actions of the specific models above that would be great)

 

cheers.

Either will work fine and on top of that the descriptions are subjective so there may be no real difference between two rods even though they are labeled differently. I like and recommend extra fast actions for vertical jigging, finesse and light bite situations.

XF IMO, is the way to go.

I'd base your decision of whether you want fast or Xf by the line type you are using. If you are fishing docks and sparse cover with mono or fluorocarbon then the extra fast will work, if you are going to use braid then grab the fast action. The extra fast is going to load up quickly and will be a fairly stiff rod and it compensates for the stretch of the other lines but with braid the line has absolutely zero stretch so the rod has to have a little more flex and a regular fast will work for that.

Will be spooled up with fluro, Thanks for opinions i'll go with xf.

Removing the cumara from the line up due to no more shimano lifetime warranty, looks and sounds like a great rod but too much money without it.

Any other last min rod ideas to check out at the tackle shop in the 250 range are welcome.

i think fast is so much more versatile than extra fast. my general rule of thumb is, if you're be performing standard overhand casts, get fast; if you'll be mostly pitching, get extra fast.

I have the tatula 7'1" MH/XF i use for jigs with floro and it is a fantastic rod that you can get around 100 dollars if you look. 

 

Mitch

I dunno if its just me, but I don't really care too much. I use mod for trebles, fast and x fast for single hooks. I'm usually more concerned with how the rod feels with the reel in my hand. Sensitivity is more of a moot point now too as I can't tell a lot of difference with higher end rods.

Removing the cumara from the line up due to no more shimano lifetime warranty, looks and sounds like a great rod but too much money without it.

 

 

Lifetime warranties are important to some people.  Never been one of my considerations.  If a rod is defective, there is an extremely good chance it will break shortly after putting it to use.  Personally I try to take very good care of my gear.  Only rod I ever broke was because I fell while on a rock pile.

I say this only because I have bought many rods the last 2 years.... I have settled on Duckett's. I have had many and still fish most as i am slowly replacing my rods with all duckett's. I had one break, they are great to deal with. I am buying ghost, may step up to a micro, but I have seen no need to spend more. I live the ss guides.

I am not a guy known for following the trend, I was always interested in them, but was hesitant to buy. I am glad I did! I always thought "feeling the bottom" or I can feel the grass... Was a load of bs till I started using them.. I can now feel soft bottoms, gravel and when I get too something. I finally feel bites.

I have a 6'8" mhour was my first rod as a all around rod, and the rod I go to almost all the time anymore... If I can fish it I will, they are SOO light! I loved my denali but it's a bit heavier... That wS the first rod I could feel the bottome and the bit, it's 130.00... You may consider it.

I have a 7' med cranking rod, kinda light in action, but shay baker advised me to step up 1 wieght from what you normally would. I like for my smaller cranks and smaller traps... Up to 1/2 or so...

I just got a 7'6" XH for jigs, mainly cuz 7'3" h was out of stock.... But it wil throw lighter jigs as the tip is every soft. That's what I like most about all the rods, they have the tip,you hear about and I don't have to snap cast and I can loosen up my reels and not worry about a nest

I am new to bass fishing, new to bait casters, but I have picked it up pretty quickly. I have bought all kinda rods, from cheap to higher end say 200

After many videos and many talks, I tried duckett's and have not looked back. I have. A *** *** the is nice also, one of my go to spinning rods, but my choice is duckett's hands down!

1. XF for jigs and plastics, non moving straight hooks. 

2. F is best for moving straight hooks, like chatterbaits or spinnerbaits. 

3. Medium Heavy is the way to go. But just remember that there is no standard for what a MH feels like. 

4. I personally like Dobyns rods over St Croix. If you are gonna shell out the money for a Tournament Series, look at a DX744 from Dobyns, it says heavy but feels like a MH. 

I like a fast action for jigs and Texas rigs

XF to me is for certain techniques, frogs, buck tail jigs, wacky rig, shakey heads etc

I'm suck a sucker for laser beam style XF rods.

I guess I am the oddball, but I dispise xf rods.....for anything.  Any single hook lure gets a F rod. 

 

Jeff

My pick would be the fast action