Pretty good comparison (I have both rods as well). I think that the power is similar--I would call both rods MH+ (as ayo8 stated earlier for the Egoist). I do think that you shouldn't have a problem using the Egoist for that--it gets to the backbone pretty quickly. I think that it would be fine for "some" weeds, but I'd opt for something else if the weeds are closer to slop.jpmoney wrote:
Thanks for the info on the egoist! Sounds like it would be good for power. Do you think it has the guts to pull 1/2oz spinnerbaits or 1/2 swim jigs with trailer through the weeds? Im just thinking versatility here, maybe this rod can do more than just bottom contact. I do have a MB diablo fastmove X7 - im wondering how the egoist would compare power wise?
The taper is a bit quicker on the Egoist vis-a-vi the Diablo Fast Move, which for me means that I'd rather use the Egoist for bottom contact as I prefer a quicker rod for that. However, I think that for my tastes, I'd rather throw deeper diving cranks on the Diablo Fast Move (this is entirely subjective as some peeps may prefer a different taper than I do). Of course, I think that both rods handle single hook moving baits very well--I like throwing chatterbaits/swim jigs (big hammer tail w/jig head) on both.
For my tastes/comparison, I'd give the Egoist the edge on bottom contact, the Diablo Fast Move on treble hook lures and I have no preference between the two for moving single hook lures.