pushing jigs

[J White]

I have been experimenting lately with pushing jigs out the front with the
gas motor - with big weights, multiple jigs. Bought a couple of the 14'
B&M Pro Staff trolling rods, as they were advertised specifically for this -
think the ad said they were tested with a 5 ounce weight up to 2 mph.
Do any of you do this (who are willing to talk about it) and what kind of
rods do you use? I am new to this, but it seems to me that the rods are
not quite all they were blown up to be. 5 ounces puts one heckuva bend
in them, enough I'm afraid they're going to break. I would think that fiberglass would be more appropriate for this, but the ones I find either
have no guides, or really cheesy ones, same for the reel seats.
Somebody spill the beans, please!

[possum1]

Been doing basically the same thing except out of back of boat and using crankbaits, that is vertical fishing with heavy weights. I use 3-4 oz. inline trolling sinkers, the only rods I could find that would stand the speed, the hang ups and the stripers & catfish were Cabelas Whuppin` sticks (Shakespeare Ugly Sticks) while you are right the guides are too few they are as tough as any I have ever used. Overcame the poor guides by buying a complete set of spinning guides and adding them between the existig guides, effectively doubling the amount of guides. Not a perfect solution but works pretty good. Hope you are better at winding guides than I am, looks a little rough. Hope this helps. Possum1