medium or medium heavy for finesse fishing

[blanked]

seems like most people like a medium heavy rod for weightless soft plastics for the backbone.  dont you feel they are too stiff for that application.  i do a lot more casting than hooksetting so i like the medium power myself

[roadwarrior]

Part of it is just personal preference, another consideration is where you fish.

Heavy cover and structure sometimes requires you to move the fish.

I fish all soft plastics on medium power/ fast action spinning tackle.

[NBR]

WhenI read "finesse fishing" I think small lures-less than 1/8 oz., spinning gear, light line, tough bite. I fish weightless plastics with baitcasting gear until I think I need to go finesse.

[fishbear]

I keep two spinning rods in the boat at all times, 1 6 1/2 ft. med. hvy, and 1 7 ft. MH.  Would not change either one of them for a med. action rod when it comes to soft plastics or standard finesse fishing.  Now if I am dropshotting that is another story.  I use a 8 1/2 ft. MH spinning rod with back bone but a real soft tip.  

[bmadd]

Like NBR said...my finesse fishing is light lures on light lines for catching wary bass. I use either a 6'6 or a 7' ML with a fast action. For my weightless soft plastic fishing I like a 6'6 MH. The shorter rod makes skipping under boat docks and other places easier and the MH helps with the hookset.

[JayW]

I use MHF on all soft plastics. It's really personal preference. Some like M and I've seen some guys using H for the same application.

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

guys, don't sell yourselves short in thinking finesse tactics are only for gun shy bass!!  Not at all.  Some of our biggest fish come on tiny morsel offerings.

[JayW]

guys, don't sell yourselves short in thinking finesse tactics are only for gun shy bass!!  Not at all.  Some of our biggest fish come on tiny morsel offerings.

I caught a 12.11 and a 10.6 in April using a 4" Finesse worm, 1/0 hook and 12# test. I never use real big baits.