I like to use a slower rod for not just treble baits but pretty much anything. Unless there is for some reason no other way Im going with a moderate type action. You can pick what ever rod material you like I guess but it's more about the action of it. How the rod bend and comes back when pressure is taken off. I have had plenty of heart break and it's usually right I front of you. That is where you really see what happens with a rods action. Its very rare for a fish to get off anymore literally almost never. I just reel towards them and keep the line right and turn away from them and pull as that's all it takes. I also don't play games with them and let them take drag or do laps around the boat or work them this way and that. Burn them in and the only way they can go is towards you and you are reeling fast so they are screwed.

Yes sir! No ex fast for me. Mod fast is where it's at.