Before next season starts I'm looking to get a dedicated frog rod. This rod would be for throwing hollow bodied frogs, Sprinker frogs, and buzz frogs like a rage tail frog or shad. Very rarely would this be used for fishing in heavy slop. Most of the time it would be for fishing around lily pads, laydowns, cattails/reeds, duckweed, and over submerged weeds like eel grass. Also, since I live in Iowa I'd pretty much be fishing for bass up to 5-6 pounds max. In other words, I don't feel I need an extra heavy powered rod. Right now I'm thinking the ALX Toadface is what I'm going to get, based on user reviews. But in the past I've been pointed towards rods I didn't know about that wound up being exactly what I was looking for, so I want to have other options to look into as well before I make a decision. I don't want anything longer than 7'4" since I do skip frogs a fair amount. I also want a tip that allows for walking a frog really effectively. I'd prefer to stick below $300 but would spend more for the right rod, and I am open to both full grip and split grip rods. I appreciate any advice or suggestions.