MH Spinning Rod Question

[Msl819]

I have a nice 7’ MH SC Legend Elite spinning rod that I find myself leaving behind. It gets overlooked mostly because at MH I tend reach for a casting set up instead. My question is what would you use this rod for and why? Are there some great applications for this rod that I am missing?

[TOXIC]

Not knowing the action of the rod, more importantly the tip, it is not out of the question for a weightless or nose weighted Senko.  I use a MH spinning rod for that application.  

[Msl819]

Fast action by SC’s standards!

[MN Fisher]

I can't skip worth a darn with casting gear...so I have a MH/F spinning rig for that

[casts_by_fly]

I rarely carry a spinning rod and I REALLY struggle to convince myself to carry a MH for the same reasons as you. Anything I want a MH for I will throw a baitcaster.  If I'm carrying a spinning rod, its for a ned, dropshot, or similar light rig and a ML is more than enough.

 

If you really want to find a use, I imagine it would be a good jerkbait rod (I know AJay prefers spinning for that).  If you have baitfish busting surface fish I'm sure you could make a real bomb caster with some lighter braid and a big topwater.

[FishTank]

So I have an older 7' MH St. Croix Avid casting and a 6'8'' MH Avid Spinning.  The choice use to be simple for me, when it's windy,  I use the spinning setup and for rest of the time I'm using casting gear. I would throw pretty much the same thing on both with the exception of wacky rigged senkos and jigs.  I would use spinning gear for the senkos and casting gear for jigs.

[zell_pop1]

I know people that prefer all spinning and while I hate spinning reels myself I do use spinning for skipping docks and have thought about going back to it for dragging jigs around. Now the obvious use for you  is throwing lightweight finesse stuff into heavy cover.

 

[Msl819]

36 minutes ago, zell_pop1 said:

I know people that prefer all spinning and while I hate spinning reels myself I do use spinning for skipping docks and have thought about going back to it for dragging jigs around. Now the obvious use for you  is throwing lightweight finesse stuff into heavy cover.

 

I was thinking about picking up some tungsten finesse jigs to see how they fish in this set up.

[WRB]

Sell it and buy a rod you do use.

Tom

[PressuredFishing]

Open water long casting heavier lures deeper water wind? 

[JMac603]

I use a 6'6" MH St. Croix Avid for heavier tube jigs. I like the 6'6" length for pop jerking the tube across the bottom. 

[Msl819]

1 hour ago, WRB said:

Sell it and buy a rod you do use.

Tom

I have tried but never had much interest. I am fan of SC but it feels like they don’t get the same interest in the used market. 

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

I have a M/H spinning rod for skipping and casting into heavy wind. 

[a1712]

I use my MH Spinning Rod on lakes where it is difficult, or nearly impossible, to throw a baitcaster. I have a few bank fishing reservoirs where the tree cover is such that it's near impossible to have a backcast. Brian. 

[Aaron_H]

1 hour ago, WRB said:

Sell it and buy a rod you do use.

Tom

 

Bait monkey says "No sell! Only buy!"

[ironbjorn]

Weightless Texas rigs 

[WRB]

46 minutes ago, Msl819 said:

I have tried but never had much interest. I am fan of SC but it feels like they don’t get the same interest in the used market. 

Several of the above relies said they were interested in MHF spinning.

Tom

[aceman387]

I have the same exact rod and I use it for 1/4 oz jigs,Texas rigs with no problems.

[new2BC4bass]

3 hours ago, Aaron_H said:

 

Bait monkey says "No sell! Only buy!"

So that's why I only buy. 

 

OP, my nicest rod is a 6'6" MHF spinning rod.  An original Cielo.  Like others, I'd rather use a baitcast for any weight I'd use on the Cielo.  However, I won't sell it.  There is bound to come a day when I'll be glad I didn't.  Probably for reasons already mentioned.

[BigAngus752]

I just don't understand why people drag T-rigged worms around with a casting rod if they have a spinning rod in the boat. 

[Columbia Craw]

Nice rod. Small jigs, tubes, hula grubs, light Carolina rigs, Senkos, under spins, on and on......,

[KP Duty]

I like throwing t-rigged worms/creatures and mag shakey heads on my MH spinning rod(s).

[The Maestro]

Tubes for smallmouth 

[DogBone_384]

I use M & MH spinning gear in the winter months or when I know winds will be 15+ mph.

[killobet]

I use my 7ft medium heavy  spinning rod only when throwing 6 inch senko

Carolina rig and fat ika..or some 115 or 128 topwater hardbaits..