Ross,
I have four schoolie rods that I like (unfortunately, I cannot get the specs on any of them as they are in the closet in Sydney's room and she just went down
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Daiwa Light Tackle - 7-feet, I have taken fish well above 25 lbs. on it, they don't make it anymore but have other blanks exactly like it, but it's an excellent rod, very sensitive, work light jigs on it on up to 1.25 pencils, spooks, dannys, etc. Not heavy enough for fish that big off the rocks really, but from a kayak that is pretty much all I use as it has a short butt, which is critical for my kayak fishing ... easier to manage. I fish a Quantum Cabo 40 on it, had to put a different tip for the braid.
St. Croix 7-foot Avid - light tackle rod, I actually cut the butt down six inches to make it more manageable from the kayak ... a little lighter than the Daiwa, but works great.
St. Croix Ben Doerr 7-foot ml surf rod, this is a little meatier than the Daiwa, can still throw small jigs etc. with it, but can also fish eels without too much of a challenge from a boat that is ... also have landed fish up to 40-on it, the rod was under a lot of strain, I will say, if we were not in a light boat that the fish could tow, the rod may have faced a few challenges. Faster blank than those listed above.
Quarrow TideRunner - 8-feet, too long for the kayak, but it can manage a half ounce jig without too much problem - not as easily as those above, but can also throw a 2 ounce plug without a problem. Works great.
I just didn't like the short handle on the spinning model. It's a bit longer on the casting version, I think.
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