I prefer a walking bait topwater  bait cast rod under 7' for using in a kayak or from the bank where you  don't have a high platform (i.e. bass boat front deck) to fish from. So that means approx. a 6'6" ~ 6'10" top water rod length , fairly light in weight for walking baits without fatigue for pencil walking baits in the 100mm to 120mm size  range using braid + short mono leader . Probably looking for a stout M / F or light MH / F rod action for said walking baits with braid ... What do you recommend  for the above for under say $129 ? Thanks in advance !

I love my 6'9" MH Kistler Magnesiums and KLXs for this technique.

 

As a matter of fact, I have a previous generation 6'9" Kistler Mg that I could stand to get rid of, if you're interested.

On 8/23/2020 at 11:13 AM, Chris at Tech said:

I love my 6'9" MH Kistler Magnesiums and KLXs for this technique.

 

As a matter of fact, I have a previous generation 6'9" Kistler Mg that I could stand to get rid of, if you're interested.

Thanks for the offer - currently just wanting to review : "What makes for a good top water Spook Rod" ? For lighter poppers and small walking baits I have a older All Star rod (6' MF ) which works well up to 1/2 oz. weights . For larger Spooks with 3 treble hooks approaching 1 oz.  ,  I need a beefier 6"6" ~ 6'9" short butt rod with most likely a MH/F action for using #30 lb. braid main line .