I use an original, 6'6" Zell Rowland Topwater Special from AllStar. Finest rod for poppers I've ever used. I asked Zell for some of his old ones. He gave me two new ones he designed for Cast Away . I'm guessing ZellPop likes those original AllStars, too

Woops! 733. This is what happens when a "smart phone" is in the hands of a dumb person!

Dobyns 704 Glass. Amazing rod!

http://dobynsrods.com/rod/704cb-glass/

Seeing a lot longer rods being used here than I'm comfortable with, I figure a shorter rod would help benefit walking this bait better, I'm 6'1", y'all must be huge! LOL

I use the same AllStar. I haven't found anything better.

I have an old Kistler Helium 6'6" medium with a Shimano 50mg that's my Yellow Magic rod.

You guys that are fishing with rods in the 7's , rock on. But do yourself a favor. Fish your favorite tw popper on a 6-6'10'' rod.

AND GET BACK TO ME.

7 foot medium Duckett micro magic is a good rod for the yellow magic

With top waters like YM, I point the rod tip toward the water surface to pop the lure, so shorter is better. Can't imagine a 7' 6".

I have also used my shorter rods. The longer one will get you more distance, when you need it.

Powell 705 Max 3D crank bait rod.

I use the new 9' 9" Goliath Go-Getter Special for my YMs.. I'm 5 foot one so I need all the help I can get.

Actually like Mahfouz said, the original Allstar Topwater Special rod designed by Zell Rowland was awesome for throwing YM's and any small topwater bait. The action was spot-on for Pop R's & YM's and allowed you to throw that little bait a flipping mile on 15# mono. I'm sure someone makes a good alternative currently.

Ken, the CastAways that Zell gave me have the same action. Unfortunately, there's no cork in front of the reel, just a knurled ring that locks the reel into the seat. It irritates my finger when I'm using it for a long time during the day. I've had to add some padding to it, but the action is great!