question about med/heavy rod

[Shadow1]

Hey guys a quick question about med/heavy spinning rods.  A friend of mine is selling some of his older gear.  This guy is the greatest, but he is one of those guys that has more money than brains . . . he has 2 older Falcon spinning rods both are 6'8" or 6'9" I can't remember right now.  Both are Med/heavy power fast action.  Would those rods be useful for Wacky and Neko rigging?  Also, I fish some 1/4 oz finesse football jigs.  Would those rods be ok for those techniques?  If not those techniques, what would you use them for?  Thanks and Merry Christmas to one and all!!!!

[FrnkNsteen]

Personally,... I don't own a single spinning rig in Medium Heavy. I choose to use a Medium Light or Medium for the setups you mentioned.

 

My suggestion would be to look at the lure ratings on the rods and see if they align to the lure weights you are considering. 

 

Might be a bit heavy for the Wacky and Neko setups, but may work for the finesse football jigs

[A-Jay]

I'm with @FrnkNsteen

Med spinning is as high as I go.

In my bass fishing, a MH spinner is a niche stick, most anything I'd use it for I'd rather throw on casting gear.  If you need that then go for it.

A-Jay

 

[BayouSlide]

The one MH spinning rod I have is a Daiwa Tatula dedicated to larger shaky heads in deeper water and it works well: like to keep my left hand on the line to feel what's going on and a spinning rod makes this easy in my opinion.

[JackstrawIII]

I always keep a MH spinning rod or two on the boat for when I have guests that aren't comfortable using a casting rod. I let them use the MH spinners for topwaters and swimming baits. 

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

It depends on the lure weight rating as there’s no industry standard. Heavier spinning rigs are handy for skipping and head wind casting

[WRB]

I am with DVT impossible to determine unless you are familiar with the rod.

Example I had a MH Major Craft 7’ spinning rod that would a Medium from most companies.

Tom.

 

[Brian11719]

I would say maybe see if your friend will let you try it out. I didn't plan on getting one but found a really good deal on one a while back and this style of rod has grown on me since then. These days I mostly use it for flukes but I've also used it for a bubba shot and sometimes for medium size swimbaits (although I usually throw those on my MH F casting setup). It should also be fine for wacky / neko rigs and I personally like it when I'm throwing a fluke or a wacky rig around docks since you don't have to worry about backlashes. 

[GRiver]

41 minutes ago, Brian11719 said:

when I'm throwing a fluke or a wacky rig around docks since you don't have to worry about backlashes.

Same here

[Shadow1]

Thanks for the info and replies gentlemen.  I too only have med and med/light spinning rods.  St. Croix Victory 6'10" med/lt is one of my very favorite rods.  I just thought for the price he is asking it might be worth a purchase.  Thanks again.

[new2BC4bass]

Falcon rods often fish a bit light.  I think some of the newer rods might be listed correctly.  Ask casts_by_fly as he will have a good idea how many Falcon rods fish.

 

The only MHF spinning rod I have was purchased by mistake.  Wasn't paying close attention late at night.  It is a beautiful $300 rod I got for $75 shipped on closeout.  Used it a few times on the river, and it has been sitting since (several years).  Casting is the way to go with a MH rod (for me).

[gim]

20 hours ago, GRiver said:

Same here

 

Me three

 

The only MH spinning outfit I have is solely dedicated to skipping various plastics around docks.  Its 6'6" and has some pretty serious back bone.  Really wouldn't be very practical for any other purpose.

[Eric 26]

If the price is really reasonable why not buy it to try out and if you decide it’s not for you sell it for what you paid for it. You can probably sell it on the flea market section on here.

[GetFishorDieTryin]

I use a lot of MHs (1/4-3/4 or 3/8-1oz) spinning gear, but its in SW. There are uses in FW, but they are somewhat limited IMO if the rods are like a traditional MH.  Personally for wacky rigs or tubes, I would want a rod with a M power tip and MH backbone.  Daiwa has a model like that I think.

[Dan N]

I agree with others, that if I’m going MH, I’m going to casting gear, but if you prefer spinning, go for it. Also , as others have said,rod actions can greatly differ by company. If it’s a great deal, I would buy, I’m sure you can find a use for them.

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

21 hours ago, GetFishorDieTryin said:

I use a lot of MHs (1/4-3/4 or 3/8-1oz) spinning gear, but its in SW. There are uses in FW, but they are somewhat limited IMO if the rods are like a traditional MH.  Personally for wacky rigs or tubes, I would want a rod with a M power tip and MH backbone.  Daiwa has a model like that I think.

I’ve built on blank models like this: m/f spinning 1/4-3/4 and mh/f casting 1/4-3/4 also but a touch faster with beefier mid and butt sections.