I have another thread going, but I figured I would be more specific. So I'm looking to get my youngest son a heavy rod for his birthday, and there is a 15% off memorial day sale ending in two days. They are out of the rods I was looking at (St Croix Mojo Bass Dock Sniper or Slop 'n Frog / Swim Jig or the Falcon Lowrider Lizard Dragger, but they have St Croix Victory rods in stock, so 15% off a Tatula SV plus a St Croix Victory is about as much as a full price Tatula SV plus a Mojo Bass, and I hear the Victory rods are pretty nice!

What I am curious about is the action of both of the heavy rods. They have the Full Contact rod, which I know would be good for throwing a frog in the thick stuff, but then they have the Full Contact Finesse which from my understanding is designed to be more of an all purpose jig rod, which honestly he'd get a lot more use out of (mainly at lakes where a heavy is a bit overkill). My one question is what can this handle for cover? We don't have the thickest cover out there, but we do have some spots with some pretty solid cover and it'd be nice if he could throw in the same stuff I am. 2:50 into the video below is one of the spots for reference.

 

 

The difference between Victory Heavy Fast and Heavy Extra Fast is concerning regarding lure weight ratings.

HF is 3/8-1 1/2 oz, HXF 3/8-7/8 ? 

It’s a Holiday sale so no chance to contact Chris at ST Croix customer service to get his advice. 

Tom

10 hours ago, WRB said:

The difference between Victory Heavy Fast and Heavy Extra Fast is concerning regarding lure weight ratings.

HF is 3/8-1 1/2 oz, HXF 3/8-7/8 ? 

It’s a Holiday sale so no chance to contact Chris at ST Croix customer service to get his advice. 

Tom

I talked to @Bluebasser86 who has thise H/XF, he said it is actually pretty stout and should work with a frog and he's flipped some heavy cover, but it also makes a pretty solid jig rod so I ordered one.

 

He's gonna love this rod, jigs are one of his goto lures