Ready to pull the trigger on one of these from Digi and looking for rod recommendation.

 

I'm from Ontario which means that I have many FW species to target. My thought for this setup is something between my Bass and Muskie setups (Pike?) and being useful for all 3. As this reel has a decent retrieve rate i'm thinking a fast or xfast action application would be best. Looking around it looks like a bass swimbait rod would fill the gap nicely in the 1-3 oz lure range as I already have a moderate action setup in this category. I also prefer longer, 1pce rods up to 9'.  Likely spooling up with a 20-30 lb  mono. Only the main stream brands are available to me so please keep that in mind. Cant afford to have a 9' rod shipped over the border, or worse, over the pond..lol

 

Thoughts and recommendations?

Not sure which mainstream ones are available in Canada, but you have some excellent options with Megabass, G Loomis, and Shimano. I have an MD on an Onager and couldn't be happier with the combo.