It seems St Croix  tends to underestimate the power of the rods, whereas other brands overrate them in my experience.  So I have a Green Legend X MH that I was going to use a a dedicated frog rod.  Anyone have any experience with this rod and if it would do well in that role?

2 hours ago, Jeffrey Walker said:

tends to underestimate the power of the rod

This may be true but a st croix medium ain't going to cut it imo

Correction - my rod is MH

Ok different story then, I have a 7' mh/f legend elite I've used for toads but never for frogs, but I'd guess that with braided line it'd work in light to moderate cover but if your fishing heavy mats it'd be less than ideal. Experiment and give it a shot, it might work for you!

I have a 7'MH Legend Extreme and 7' H Legend Elite but I wouldn't use either of them for frogs. It's not that they wouldn't work I just feel like they are way better for t-rigs and jigs. I also like a longer frog rod. 

 

You own the rod, try it out. We can't tell you what you will like for a given technique.

I would go for a heavy in the legend x series. I don’t subscribe to the idea that you need a pool cue to throw frogs…I’ve never used anything heftier than your average “heavy” but you DO want some oomph to get a good hookset and haul em out of the timber, etc. Getting a good hookset with a pair of heavier frog hooks seems like it might be a predictable issue with the MH legend x…but I’ve never thrown anything other than the medium for weightless plastics which I love…it’s been one of my favorite rods for the last couple of years. 

Well, I always thought St. Croix fished a little tighter than labeled compared to others. 

Some brands fish a little weaker. 

But since you already have the rod, I'd tie a frog on it and see for yourself.

What would this rod be good for then, if not a frog rod?