7'-7'6" rod ruggestions?

[4426]

Looking to go to a shorter and two piece rod this year for storage concerns. Looking for some recomendations. Looking at getting ~20 of these rods and they will be used with leadcore off inline boards for walleye. Trying to stay around $55 or less for budget. Currently im running shimano tdr 8'6" medium actions and have been decently happy. These are the rods ive looked at so far 

 

($55)Daiwa great lakes GL762MF, felt good, light tip and good backbone. If i had to choose right now this would be it

 

($20)Okuma Classic Pro CPLC70CT, action feels pretty good for the price, have a feeling the components are cheap and wont hold up

 

($30)Okuma Classic Pro GLT CP-DR-702M, little light feeling, probably too light for higher cores

 

($30)Okuma Classic Pro GLT CP-DR-762ML, still a little light feeling, wish it had a touch more backbone

 

($40)Okuma Classic Pro GLT CP-LT-762M, seemed entirely too stiff

 

($55)Ugly Stik BWDR1220C702, didnt seem bad at all but handle seems bulky and no hook keeper irks me

 

($40)eagle claw SFX400-7'6, longer top section compared to base wont work for where i want to store them in the boat

 

Open to any suggestions that i may be missing, thanks in advance

 

 

[sherman brown]

My best suggestion is the medium action GX2 ugly stick. They are the best rods I've used so far, and I'm 74 until May.

[4426]

15 minutes ago, sherman brown said:

My best suggestion is the medium action GX2 ugly stick. They are the best rods I've used so far, and I'm 74 until May.

You don’t think those are too stiff? Also the short fore grip is a bit of a deal breaker for me 

[sherman brown]

14 hours ago, 4426 said:

You don’t think those are too stiff? Also the short fore grip is a bit of a deal breaker for me 

 

 

The medium action rod is a good rod for almost everything. It's not too limber but will bend enough to prevent it from breaking. If I'm not mistaken i think the line rating is 4# to 20# line. They are a favorite for fishing panfish, but a great bass and walleye rod.

 

But giving it more thought with a rod that short i might be inclined to get a light action. I just believe that would make a much better rod for the young man. And I have a few light actions that I use for bass fishing with plastic worms. They have enough flex to give me time to drop my rod, giving the fish slack so it will take the worm inside its mouth, then set the hook, but still have enough backbone to get a bass in.