7' medium heavy rod, 17lb fluorocarbon, i have 3 setups like this and to me its the best all around combo you can have, i throw jigs, topwater, frogs, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, senkos etc. just about all you need after this is a crankin rod and a dropshot rod and you got what you need, a medium action rod won't do much for you besides crankin and rippin in my opinion.