just noticed today that the rod blank on my bucoo 7'heavy was rotating inside the reel seat.  I took it back to academy for an exchange but there were no 7'heavy bucoos.  they offered to exchange my bucoo for a 6'10" heavy lowrider even swap.  question is, will i notice the 2" difference.  rod is mainly for t-rigging and football jigs.  is the lowrider a better rod?

I would take the Lowrider it is a better rod, IMHO. The Bucoo is lighter due to the EVA grips. I have both but perfer my Lowrider.

The blank in the Lowrider is better than the blank in the Bucco, I would take the Lowrider.

thanks so much for the input.  pitching in the back yard i don't really  notice the 2" i lost in length

I got a Lowrider last year and have zero complaints. Falcon makes some nice rods, I think they get lost in the mix and that's a shame.

get the lowrider way better rod