Question for those familiar with the St Croix Legend lineup enough to know the difference between those two surprisingly different rods:

 

Looking for a multipurpose rod that is focused around jigs and t-rigs, with the ability to throw a wider variety as well. What I am looking for is a well rounded "1 rod" for when I only want to take 1 casting rod or paired with something spinning.

 

I basically handled a version of each in the store. The 7'MHF seemed to have a really stiff butt section with a soft-ish tip. Its clearly a great rod for t-rigs and jigs. Its rated for 3/8-1 oz so its the heavier of the two ratings. I'm thinking that this one will expand into frogs, carolina territory but may not be as suitable for the moving baits.

 

The 7'1 MHXF was actually surprisingly a bit softer in the tip and it bent further down into the blank. Its rated for a slightly lower range as well, 1/4-3/4. I'm guessing this will pair better with moving baits like spinnerbaits, swimjigs, maybe flukes or even some topwater, but may have trouble going into heavier stuff. It makes me wonder how well it will do with 1/2 oz jigs comparatively to the other though.

 

I've heard people say that one particular rod is more versatile than the other, but I've heard it both ways. So  am I accurate in my assumptions about which areas one will outperform the other? Which one is actually the more versatile?

 

I tend to fish for a mix of river bass (wading) and lake bass (shoreline, kayak, inflatable pontoon) down in Georgia.

 

Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk. I appreciate the help!

 

I actually noticed on another unnamed website's rod deflection chart that they found (if I am reading this correctly) that the MEDIUM is actually more powerful than the 71MHXF. Should that rod be considered a softer medium rod for multipurpose work rather than a good jig/t-rig rod?

 

EDIT: ok I think I misunderstood how the chart works, the MHXF is in fact heavier and it seems the MHXF is right between what is considered two multipurpose rods

 

Edited January 14, 20215 yr by Scud_Mufffin
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