>>2271588You should be good, depending on what rod you are getting. 99% of production swimbait rods have really poor weight ratings. As an example, my old rod, Loomis IMX-Pro 966 SWBR, was rated 3-8 Oz, in reality, it was probably 1.5 - 6 oz. It could NOT throw above 6 oz, sure side casting it lightly it could, but doing a full send = probably would break the rod.
The rod I currently use is a custom rod that's rated 3/4 Oz to 5 oz and it's dead on accurate, to the point where I could probably chuck a Deps 250 (~6.5 Oz) and it'll be fine still, including doing a full power overhead cast, sweet spot is 4 oz. I can cast down to 1 oz (deps 115, deps tiny bullshooter), but it isn't anywhere near as good as casting a 2 oz bait. There's a plethora of forums where swimbait guys will talk about x, y, and z blanks and what weight ratings it will actually throw, the sweet spot range, and how the action REALLY is. Most swimbait rods labeled fast are actually mod-fast, mod-fast is actually moderate.
Another thing to keep in mind, unless you're getting a musky rod, those same 99% of production swimbait rods have terrible handle lengths. 15" handle lengths (including the reel seat, which is roughly ~5 inches long) is terrible. 18" - 20" minimum, can place the butt of the rod in your armpit or hold it against the side of you to help with fishing these rods. This will depend on your body structure, but short handles SUUUUUUUCK when throwing big baits. A lot of bass fishing swimbait rods have short handles.
If you want a production swimbait rod, look into Low Down Customs' white label series (once a month drops; DM them on IG to get a estimate on when they'll drop or pay forward for one and wait) or Leviathan rods. Leviathan uses North Fork Composite blanks, which is owned and operated by Gary Loomis himself, and they're 11/10 blanks. Only gripe I have with Leviathan is that their weight ratings aren't accurate either, again do research.
>>2271601Nope, actually slower action.
