Hey, everyone! The Tackle Monkey got me again and I'm looking for a new rod for a new reel I bought - Lew's Tournament MP, 7.3:1 with 15-lb fluorocarbon.

 

I mostly fish for bass in local farm ponds and reservoirs from a kayak. We don't have much heavy vegetation but we do have a lot of heavy structure. My current combos are:

 

1) Basspro Platinum Signature Series MHF 7'3" rod with a Lew's MP with 50# braid. T-Rigs and jigs

 

2) Basspro Carbonlite 2.0 M/M 7'1" rod with the Carbonlite reel and 12# hybrid. Cranking, jerkbaits, and small topwater

 

3) Daiwa Tatula Elite MHM 7'4" rod with Daiwa Tatula CT and 15# fluorocarbon. Chatterbaits, big topwater (whopper ploppers and buzz baits), and Spinnerbaits

 

4) Daiwa Tatula XT MF 7' rod with Daiwa Fuego 2500 reel and 20# braid. Wacky rig

 

I don't have a heavy rod and don't feel the need, really. I was thinking another MHF (Tatula XT, 13 Meta, etc., $100ish rod) for the Fluorocarbon to do the same as the braided setup does now and keep the braided MHF for dirty water. Thoughts on what rod for the new reel?

If you want another 7'3 MH, you can get the previous model Ark Tharp series rod for $92 when you add it to your cart on TW. Very nice rods for the retail price ($130), let alone $92.

you seem to like that just over 7' length.  If that's the case, then the falcon lowrider 7'4" "Heavy cover jig" is a great and interesting rod.  Yes its rated 'heavy' but that's a 6-power falcon heavy.  Its only rated for a 1 oz bait so not that heavy.  I fish the Cara series, but the lowrider will be similar in this case.  Awesome all around rod for that 15 lb class of line.  Yesterday I fished mine with a buzzbait early (it might be the best buzzbait rod I've used), a swim jig after, and then I swapped to a texas rig later.  Its a dandy rod for covering water with a chatterbait or bigger spinnerbait.  And its probably the best 110 size plopper rod I know.  It was designed for fishing jigs in deep brushpiles and I'll throw a jig on it also.  Very cool and versatile rod when you're only carrying a limited number in a kayak.