Hey guys what rod do you recommend for soft plastic swim bait and hard body swim baits? Same rod for both or what do you use?

What size swimbaits are you planning on throwing? And how heavy are they? We need to know to recommend a good rod.

 

I currently have an iRod Genesis II Fred's Magic Stick for smaller swimbaits up to 6" and up to 2-2 1/2 oz. and it is perfect for those sizes. (Both Hard and Soft swimbaits). The other rod I have is a 7'11" Mattlures Swimbait rod rated for up to 6 oz baits 6-8" in size 

 

Let us know what you are planning on throwing and we can help you out further.

Biggest thing I'm throwing is 8" and 3 1/2 ounces. Everything else is smaller soft plastic swimbaits.

I use the older Lami Big Bait special for all eight inchers though my shoulder doesn't allow this much these days. Dobyn's Mike Long SB for six inch solids that I mostly just slow grind. Both have long handles. Some hate em, I like em. I have a Mag Topwater Dobyn's  that I really like! Any swimbait that needs a bit of twitching, pulling, popping etc gets this rod. Almost all of my hollow bellies are thrown on an old Heavy action 7ft Loomis IMX, circa another century. Many get away with a flipping stick for big baits, I hated it. There you have it, but there are a lot of then out there. I'm interested in the I Rod series as well.

Phenix M1 Swimbait H

Use it for all my swimbaits up to 4 oz

agreed with the phenix M1 H. They have great customer service as well!