I'm in the market for a new H rod, at the same time I am putting a frog on I also need something punchy/flippy tied on... so it is time for another rod. If I don't do it I'll keep defaulting to fishing over the top of the weeds with a frog, and around the sparser edges. So I think I'll tie on a punch rig and leave it tied on till I figure it out... weedy at least six months of the year here in Texas, so I know I'm missing a bunch of the fish buried up in there when the sun comes out.

 

I have a Kistler H3 H/F now, and was thinking about adding the Irod IRG754F (magic stick). 

 

The Irod seems to get a ton of great reviews, and I can't quite see how there's value in spending a bunch on a super sensitive rod for a bait I can see. Happy to spend more if it'll really make a difference, or use the Kistler as the frog rod and get something else for trying to dig around in the slop. 

 

Advice?

I don't have the Magic Stick, but I do have the Irod Jr. Swimbait, and mh/f baitcasting rod. These are in my opinion great rods, they fish well above their price point, they are light, finish in very nice, and above all the customer service is next to none. Pretty hard to go wrong with any Irod imho.

Plus 1

I got one, landed yesterday, fished it today. 

Fit and finish were A+.

Trigger is in a better spot than my other rods; just fits my hand really well. 

Tip really is just right... this is a totally different feel than my jig rod. Missed 3 out of probably 40+ frog fish today. Long casts are easy, normal casts are a wrist flick.

Taper seems just right for hookset and staying loaded deep into the blank. 

 

Wasn't walking the frog though, so I didn't really get a sense for how it does there. 

 

I'm +1, would recommend to others.