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Originally Posted by Mark G
was going to try it flounder fishing first and see how that works out
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Go I guess you mean Summer Flounder/Fluke and are going to be fishing the ocean?
If so, you'll likely be fishing 2 - 4 ounce jigs most days or more if you have a faster drift. Fluke are very aggressive so it's not like you're going to have to spend a lot of money on a more sensitive and lightweight rod to feel more subtle bites like you would if you're Blackfish jigging..
For this reason you can probably get away with almost any rod you have that's rated in the 15 - 25 pound pound class (give or take). You don't however want the tip to be too soft or you won't get the action you want transferred down to the jig when jigging the tip of the rod.
All rods manufactures are different in how they rate actions so I would say in general at least a medium or in some cases a heavy or MH and you'll find most are using 7 - 7 1/2 foot rods.
