ML Mod Fast rod question

[Obi_Wan]

Years ago, I bought a Ml Mod Fast 6’6” rod.  I want to use it as a finesse rod, but I always see fast or extra fast being recommended.  What will I be missing out on of I use a mod fast rod for finesse fishing?

[FishTank]

A ML Mod. rod (casting I assume) would be great for 3/16 and 1/4 oz crankbaits and depending on manufacture you might be able to get up to a 3/8oz crank.  Personally, I like fast rods for jerkbaits, topwater and some soft plastic and x-fast rods for jigs and senkos. 

[Obi_Wan]

14 hours ago, FishTank said:

A ML Mod. rod (casting I assume) would be great for 3/16 and 1/4 oz crankbaits and depending on manufacture you might be able to get up to a 3/8oz crank.  Personally, I like fast rods for jerkbaits, topwater and some soft plastic and x-fast rods for jigs and senkos. 

It’s actually a spinning rod.  I have all the rods I need for everything else; and then some. ? I guess my question should be why not use it for Ned, finesse jigs, etc...

[FishTank]

1 hour ago, Obi_Wan said:

It’s actually a spinning rod.  I have all the rods I need for everything else; and then some. ? I guess my question should be why not use it for Ned, finesse jigs, etc...

This (from Tackle Warehouses website) might explain it better than I can but it sums up the same thing I said about a casting rod.  In short, I would not use a Mod. Spinning rod for techniques you mentioned for the reasons listed below.  Also, when they say Medium or Medium Fast they actually mean Moderate and Moderate Fast.

 

 

[Team9nine]

In the big scheme of things, not much depending on the finesse technique in question IMHO. Things like dropshotting seem to have a somewhat equal split between xf and moderate action prescribers; Ned isn't a feel technique the way Ned fishes it, so no biggie there, and sliders have historically been thrown on more moderate action rods. You give up a little feel, but in many cases get better hookup/landing percentages with the small hooks often in play, which also rarely require the stiffer action you get with a fast/x-fast rod for hooksets. 

[RoLo]

 

'Action' designations do not adhere to any industry standard,

which tends to confound an otherwise simple decision. 

More blatantly, some rod-makers offer 4 tip actions, while others offer 5 subdivisions:

4 ACTIONS:    Slow - Moderate - Fast - Extra Fast

5 ACTIONS:    Slow - Moderate - Moderate Fast - Fast - Extra Fast

 

Bottom-Line: Ignore labels, be selfish, and select on the basis of 'your' loading & response preferences.

 

Roger