Tail Spinner Is So Good For Spotted Bay Bass

I recently have been playing around with my own DIY tail spinner, using cheapo blade baits which I converted the tail hook with a split ring swivel and #3.5 willow blades. During low light sunset with full moon, the bites was going on like crazy and I managed to snagged a couple of decent-sized bay bass (and a couple of unlisted species I don't know).

P.S.: I am still debating what's the right rod pairing for this, because suggestions stretches from ML Expride B to MH-MF. My ML rod, which I use for BFS, I can tell it barely feels comfortable lobbing 1/2 oz blade bait and tail spinners, so I am curious if anyone can tell me if 7'2" ML-C Expride is on the stiffer end. Tight line.