Thoughts on the Mojo Bass

[ArthurLK11]

So to be completely honest, I should've asked this question here before I bought it. It was a bit of an impulse buy, but I ordered the St. Croix Mojo Bass spinning rod in 7'1" medium power last week and it was delivered today. Haven't seen it yet since I'm at work, but I'm excited to test it out. Has anyone used this rod before and what do you think? I mainly fish jerkbaits from shore for peacocks and largemouths in South Florida lakes and canals. I also want to start throwing soft plastics on ned rigs and Texas rigs for them as well. This is my first adventure into the "expensive" set ups. Before this most of my set ups costs less than $50 for the rod and reel combined. What do you guys think of the rod and its use for my applications?

[wis bang]

have two. Spinning rod 7' MF that's 3 years old and just got a casting version & broke it in last Friday.

 

I like them though I still use a 7' Shakespeare, 19.95 at wally mart, almost as much. That caught my PB...

[new2BC4bass]

What?????  You haven't left for home yet?  Get with it man. 

[Marc Hufnagel]

I have one of the 7'1" MF spinning and I love it other than the fact the seat threads fall right under th meaty back part of my pal when I hold it.   Enough to leave imprints sometimes.

[LCG]

I had the 6'8" M-Xf spinning rod in the Mojo series. Nice rod for senkos. However, it was a little to powerful for other techniques. I probably would have been happier with the 6'10" ML-XF. 

 

I ended up selling it and replacing it with a carbonlite 2.0 6'8" M-Xf with is similar to St croix ML. 

 

I imagine you will be happy with the Mojo for awhile though. It's a solid rod overall. 

[Steveo-1969]

Not apples to apples, but I've fished the SC Mojo Bass 6'10" ML/XF spinning rod for the past couple seasons. For your first dabble into <cough> "expensive" rods it's not bad. Not bad at all. I'm gonna guess you will be very happy with it!

[Fishingmickey]

I have several Mojo bass rods. Both casting and spinning. I think they are an excellent value and very nice rods for the bucks. It should be very "sporty" catching decent sized Peacocks and 5lb and up Largemouths on the medium power rod.

FM

[Randy Price]

Like others above I had the 68MXF "Wacky Style" Mojo bass and was very impressed with it.  However, I really wanted the same rod in the Avid series so I sold it to a friend and he likes it.

[gall]

Also have the 6'8 m/xf love it for a lot of things including dragging light tubes. Like others say 6'10 might have been better. Debating on whether to get a Sierra or another mojo. Probably get a Sierra since all the carbon kites are sold out.

[Boomstick]

I own a 6'8" M/XF "Topwater" Mojo Bass rod which is probably a little lighter than the 7'1" medium spinning rod, but I love it for jerkbaits and poppers, the action is just right to detect a bite on a jerk/pop and there is enough bend to keep them pinned. I've bought a few Mojo Bass rods for my youngest son as well, they're all very light and solid rods - great blank!

[MIbassyaker]

I expect you'll find that rod to be excellent for weightless and lightly-weighted plastics, e.g., light t-rigs, flukes, shakyheads, tubes, grubs, wacky worms etc. 

[Spankey]

I think you’ll like the rod for soft plastics. Crankbaits not so much. Not a soft enough tip for them. Can’t say how Topwater and jerks will be with it have not tried them with mine. I don’t associate those baits with that rod. 
 

I don’t think you’ll be disappointed with it. That length rod with a 6.2 ratio reel you get line off of the water quickly. 

[GetFishorDieTryin]

The mojo bass rods aren't bad at all for the price.  I had an accident with automatic windows right before the mojos hit the market and broke 3 croixs, an avid and 2 premiers.  I preordered the DS 6'10 ML XF and got it a week later.  Its a good rod, light and well balanced unlike the premier split grips.  Since first generation mojos came out they have upgraded the graphite to SCIII and put a better guide train on it.  I use that 6'10 for just about everything from light surf to stream fishing for smallies and its never let me down.  The gel coat around the hook keeper is worn away exposing the thread.  The 7'1 M should throw plastics fairly well.  The 7'1 used to be XF for wacky rigs so it may be a little stiff for keeping trebles pinned.  May be a bit heavy for 1/16 or 1/10 ned heads.  Your going to like it and probably be buying another 1 soon.