In today's world of noodle rods, spring bobber tips, etc., is there still a place for these rods? Digging through some stuff in the basement today and came across 2 of these rods that were given to me years ago; I actually thought I had given them away with the rest of my equipment. These are the older model with the wooden handle and aluminum spool, single guide at the tip, plastic "rod" portion, little action button to provide the jigging action.
If they are still relevant, what technique and/or lure selection would be best suited to this style rod?