Would you consider this rod for fishing jigs with light wire hooks?

 

http://tackletrap.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=3859

No, I'd rather a lighter power with a faster action for light wire, though truth be told, I wouldn't fish a light wire hook in cover that dictated a MH+ rod.

More of a treble hook rod then, I take it?

Uh, no.  It's a flipping and pitching stick.

Would you consider this rod for fishing jigs with light wire hooks?

 

http://tackletrap.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=3859

 

 

When in doubt call Gary at the tackle trap. He has fished with all the models & can give you really good advice on what you are looking for. 

Uh, no.  It's a flipping and pitching stick.

With a Mod-Fast tip, I wasn't thinking flip/pitch at all.

All my heavy cover rods are moderate or mod fast.  That doesn't mean "whippy" or soft tipped.  It means the weight of the hookset is immediately transferred to the whole blank.  The object is to sling shot the fish out of cover - lift and separate.

With a Mod-Fast tip, I wasn't thinking flip/pitch at all.

Loomis use to make a Flippin Rod with a Mod Fast Tip.

Thanks Dwight and J Francho for the explanations and reasons. I just need a reel to go along with it now.

And "mod fast" doesn't refer to the tip, it refers to the overall taper of the blank.  It's in reference to to how quickly the blank decreases in diameter, to use a oversimplified explanation.  Tapers are actually pretty complex, but that's the gist.

I have several megabass sticks and the tapers are definitely different than a lot of other brands. I have handled but not fished with the phase 3 711 and although it can probably do the job as a flipping/pitching stick, I think that there are other megabass sticks in other lineups that are probably better for your purpose depending on the type of cover and weights you intend to use. The 711 seems to be a really versatile heavy stick that can do a lot of things well but for strictly flipping/pitching you may want to consider something with a more traditional fast tip like the super red demon in the black jungle series, the aaron martens flipping special in the xx series and if shorter rods are ok, the aaron martens in the x7 series along with the perfect pitch in the xx as well.

I kept reading it as action and not taper when I saw Moderate-Fast. I was thinking more of a flex like my crankbait rods. But what I'm getting from the explanations is that it has a soft top with a whole lotta backbone?

Action and taper are synonomous. A moderate action does not necessarily have a soft tip. It simply means more of the rod flexes, under load. Almost all heavy cover rods are like this.

It should be here by Thursday and I will hopefully take it out Sunday and see how I like it. Gonna pair with my Exsence DC.

Sounds like a really nice combo.