trying to decide between a St Croix Medium Light 7' Spinning rod or a St croix 6'-6' Light Spinning Rod.  Anyone know the differences?  fishing large mouth in a 26 acre lake.  

 One is a power heavier than the other ...

 One throws lighter baits better than the other 

One has a little more backbone than the other

One is 6 inches longer than the other one

one is 7ft.

Go with the medium light. 

^lol

 

Go ML.  Great in-between power that can do so many things so well.  Light action rods I'd be using for super tiny baits and trout/stream fishing.  

I'm using a Abu Villian 6'9" MLF spinning rod with a Shimano Solstace 1000,spooled up with some 15 pound Power Pro.

Insanely light and and super sensitive.

I'd say it depends on what you want to do.

Are you a light tackle junkie? 

Whats the typical bait you plan to use the rod for? 

Any cover or open water? 

Confined spaces or fishing from boat/open bank? 

thanks all helpful.   i mostly fish rubber worms because thats where i catch most of my fish.  I fish from a canoe with a trolling motor.  Most success throwing in toward the bank but never really catch anything bigger than 3 lbs.  there are some trees over hanging but mostly open.  lots of lilly pads near banks.  Catch a lot but want quality not quantity.  i also don't have experience with plastic lures crank baits or jigs so don't catch much on them.   any advice is appreciated.  looking at the st croix ML 7' 2 piece.  thoughts?

Personally, I'd go with the ML rod. I did so with my
Legend Tournament and have been quite happy with
it.....

25 minutes ago, Fisher Guy said:

thanks all helpful.   i mostly fish rubber worms because thats where i catch most of my fish.  I fish from a canoe with a trolling motor.  Most success throwing in toward the bank but never really catch anything bigger than 3 lbs.  there are some trees over hanging but mostly open.  lots of lilly pads near banks.  Catch a lot but want quality not quantity.  i also don't have experience with plastic lures crank baits or jigs so don't catch much on them.   any advice is appreciated.  looking at the st croix ML 7' 2 piece.  thoughts?

Are you fishing with senkos? They are such a great starter bait. Really no wrong way to fish them. They are great for numbers with the occasional big fish.

I have owned many ML St Croix spinning rods............great "general purpose" spinning rod. St. Croix's tend to fish a little more powerful than they are rated, a ML St. Croix will be like a M Fenwick, Loomis, etc.....

You really can't go wrong w/ a 6'6" or 6'9" ML St. Croix!   Especially w/ senkos.

i too would opt for the ML and like farmer says it will fish like a more all-purpose M rod from other brands

what is a senko?

 

I think that the ML spinning rods from St.Croix are among the best produced.

cool i just got one 

can't wait to fish this weekend even though its still probably too cold?

 

17 minutes ago, Fisher Guy said:

cool i just got one 

can't wait to fish this weekend even though its still probably too cold?

 

It's never to cold to go fishing!?  I would give fishing advice, but I don't know what area you live in or the water temperature. 

cape cod

 

i like to use a Keitech FAT Swing Impact Bluegill Flash lure but wonder if i should be using something else.  fish a lake across the street from my house a lot 

always cath bass and some pickerel but never over 3 lbs.  people say there are really big bass in there 

3 minutes ago, Fisher Guy said:

cape cod

 

What's the water temperature?

no idea,  just getting through winter so probably 40-50 degrees

 

whats a surefire lure?

 

1 minute ago, Fisher Guy said:

no idea,  just getting through winter so probably 40-50 degrees

 

whats a surefire lure?

 

No such thing as a surefire lure, but I would recommend the Ned rig, and if the water has at least two or three feet of visibility a jerkbait would be great.

it does what kind of jerk bait?

 

I've done well with the lucky strike pointer and the Rick clunn jerkbaits.  And they don't work quite as well as the pointers or the Rick clunn, but the suspending rattling rogue is a good budget jerkbait.

thanks

I have both L and ML in 6'6" Avids.  I feel there is a whole power missing between them.  Go with the ML.