I like a 6 ot 6 1/2 foot medium action glass rod and use monofilament because of the sretch. I want them to eat the bait before I pull it away from them and the glass rod and mono help in this.
A good solution is to use both braid and mono. Use braid with a 16" mono leader. You get the action and castability with the braid and then that little bit of stretch to keep from rippin the bait out with the mono. .