Should I exchange this rod?

[brent245]

So my old st Croix 7'1 MH- fast jig/bait rod broke. I went to get another at bass pro but they didn't have the same one. 

What I ended up getting was a. St Croix 7'6" MH- mod/fast which says its for light flipping. 

I'm typically fishing treble hook topwater (spro rats, ploppers, pompadour), squarebills, lipless cranks, chatterbaits, smaller glide baits, occasionally plastics. I wanted a longer rod to bomb these out there so I though this would work, but it seems really stiff. Maybe I'm just not used to it yet. Thoughts?

[primetime]

I usually like my rod for throwing anything with treble hooks to be Moderate Fast or even a bit softer so it has more flex, but I am not familiar with all the St. Croix rods, I know they have a ton of choices, models, and one MH Fast may feel different than another which is labeled as the same Power/tip.

 

If you don't like the feel of the rod, return it to get what you like. If you like a fast tip, liked the one that broke, keep looking until you find one you like. I would return it if you have doubts, You will probably always wish you purchased a different rod if it feels to heavy for your liking.

 

One Rod can say Fast and feel like a whip compared to one that is the same power and labeled Mod Fast so I guess my point is buy the one that you like regardless of what the specs say. I never buy rods online for that reason. I have ordered rods xfast and when they show up they are not what I expected.

[npl_texas]

I bought this rod for Chatterbaits. It's too heavy for me. I sold it. 

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

A "MH" st croix is pretty stout. A Med would fit the bill. 

[CTBassin860]

Get the 6'8" MXF spinning rod

Mojo Bass

[brent245]

Well this particular one is a casting rod. 

[RichF]

I have the Rage in the same specs.  The topwaters you mentioned are pretty large, with good size trebles so I think you could get away with throwing them on that rod (if you're good about adjusting your drag on the fly while fighting fish).  It does have a fairly soft tip because of the moderate fast action but there's quite a bit of backbone.  It's certainly not ideal for any of those techniques accept pitching/flipping plastics or jigs.  It could work for bladed jigs as well, though not my first choice.  

 

I tried quite a few baits/techniques with this rod last year but never really could find a perfect match.  I initially threw 5 - 7 inch paddle tail swimbaits with it.  It worked ok but I wanted something a touch stouter.  I tried bladed jigs after.  Again, it worked ok but it was nowhere near as good as my glass rod.  I used it for swing head jigs for a while and didn't care for that.  I finally just used it for it's intended purpose as a light flipping rod.  Definitely the best use for it.  It's a bit of a weird rod to me.  Definitely one of my least favorites.  It'll be staying home 99.9% of the time.