I was looking at the evergreen combat stick in the 7’3” “Med-Fast” is what tackle warehouse calls it. I’m currently using a dobyns 733 but i feel as if it’s a little light for a medium heavy. i’m looking for a true medium heavy that i can slam hooks into a fish with. Also, I feel like I would want a rod that i could also throw bigger crankbaits on which is why i want a more of a medium heavy than my 733. I usually use 12lb mono when i throw a spinnerbait or chatterbait to combat the fast tip on my 733 so I think I should be able to throw some big cranks on it. I have a daiwa tatula elite glass right right now that i throw my 1.5’s and traps on which works fine but I’d love another rod that could handle all 3 baits if possible. Anyone have any ideas? i’d like to keep it under $200. 

I've noticed that Dobyns rods rate less for the 'words' than other brands. The lure weight rating on a Dobyns medium-heavy is what Diawa calls a medium. If you want to stick with Dobyns - then get a 4 power (704, 734, etc) that's rated 'heavy' - that's what Diawa calls a medium-heavy. I always look at the lure/line ratings and ignore the 'words' as that's more appropriate.

 

I toss my spinners/chatters on a Diawa MH/F

Check out the ALX Toadface. I have a similar rod in the Enox line, the BMJ, and it's amazing for single hook moving baits and lipless cranks. I imagine it would be a nice 2.5 squarebill rod as well.

I have a Silverado and a Jacob Wheeler series, both from Duckett in 7'3 MH, and either of those rods have plenty of backbone to wallop the fish with. Great for chatterbaits and spinnerbaits. Probably would throw a trap well also, but probably not your 1.5's.